Front of card depicts a boy wiping a broom with a cloth. A girl waits behind him next to a brick hearth holding a wooden bucket. Behind and to the left of the boy, a copper kettle and a silver pot hang near a pair of fireplace tongs resting against a wall. On the floor behind the girl lie a scrub brush and a bar of soap. Reverse side is text only.
Booklet-advertisement including directions for use, descriptions of the remedy's effectiveness, and a color illustration of a doctor leaving the 19th century premises of a family no longer in need of his services. The family is shown using the product and an African servant is opening the door for the departing doctor.
Front of the card shows a fantasy scene of a littl boy sitting on a thin branch working a blowing device that is directing ait to fan the flame of a candle sitting on a branch just before him. The boy is in a Turkish type outfit, with a cap that is flopped over his forehead, and a tassle dangles in fron of this eyes. In the upper right: Use Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor the great family ointment.
A group of military personnel in a field standing around their leader saluting him and he is sitting on the back of a horse. Some other soldiers are riding on horses. The uniform relates to American Revolution 1775-1783.
Front shows a small boy reading from an open book while perched on a limb of a tree. Two white birds are "sitting" on their tails with their feet raised as if paying homage to what the boy is reading. A quill is in an ink jar dangling on a twig below the boy.
One side of the card shows a black and white caricature of a crying baby holding a cat by its tail. The baby is sitting up, its eyes closed tightly in pain, dripping large tears, with its mouth wide open, bawling. The baby's left hand holds tha cat's tail, but we see only its tail and hind legs. Above the baby is printed, "The Prince of Wails," and underneath is, "Minard's Liniment, King of Pain." The other side of the card bears the text.
Front of card depicts a nude infant playing a guitar. It is sitting on the ground with foliage behind. Next to the infant sits a bowl with cookies in it, some spilled on the ground.
Booklet-advertisement for pain killer medicine using naval ship and sea-faring theme. Describes the effectiveness and different uses of the product as a remedy for common ailments. Included are photographs of naval warships and also small illustrations of the different characters and/or circumstances of the various usages.
Front of card depicts an image of a shaggy dog sitting on a chair beside a sleeping baby in a cradle. Picture implies that one will "sleep like a baby" after taking the advertised headache pills.
Pencilled in long hand along the left edge of the back of the card: "An Uncommon Vision 8/1/98 $1.70 for 4 items". "Carter's Little Liver Pills" in box near top of back of card with two pointing fingers on each side of box.
Front of card depicts a picture of a personified leaf smoking a cigar and sitting down in a fine chair outdoors. Leaf has a profiled face of a smug man and is blowing smoke out of its mouth and gazing towards the left. Card suggests that taking the advertised tonic will lead to a good and successful life. The back of the card describes all the applications and uses of the tonic as well as the price and where to find it.