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Wells’ Health Renewer (p001-013)

July 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Permanent Collection

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This little card is downright hilarious.  Selling a health tonic and at the same time a rat poison?  What’s the modern day business jargon?  Co-branding?  Add-on sale? Way ahead of its time.

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Tarrant’s Seltzer Aperient (p001-005)

March 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Permanent Collection

Trying a new format with this one…  Here is a trade card for Tarrant’s Seltzer Aperient (p001-005).  To be used with HOT water [sic], picture is of a girl hopping out of a big basket.  This card is really neat as it has an apothecary stamp on the back.  To this day, health food stores will [...]

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Dr. Grosvenor’s Liver Aid (p001-003)

March 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Permanent Collection

 

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Front:
Dr. GROSVENOR’S LIVERAID,
CURES ALL
DISEASES OF THE STOMACH LIVER & BLOOD
SMALL DOSES PROMPT EFFECT
(A.C.BARROWS,)
COPYRIGHTED 1879, BY BUFFORD BOST[ON]
Reverse:
(109-2-14)
Reader, if you are suffering from any Liver or Stomach trouble that renders life a martyrdom, be induced to try the LIVER AID.  So certain are we that this medicine will cure any case of [...]

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