Ayer's Sarsaparilla


Title
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
Description
Advertisement for Ayer's Sarsaparilla depicting an older couple, she with a bottle in her left hand, and he holding a sheet of paper. On the back of the sheet of paper is: Ayer's Sarsaparilla cures scrofula, sores, boils, humours, tetter, eczema, dyspepsia, catarrh, rheumatism, debility, all disorders of the blood. The caption below the picture: Ayer's Sarsaparilla The Deacon: "Land sake Liza, the very sight of that bottle makes me feel like another man." At the very bottom are the words: Ayer's Sarsaparilla is a compound concentrated extract- the strongest, best cheapest blood medicine. The reverse of the card states that Ayer's Sarsaparilla is "a highly concentrated extract of the genuine Honduras Sarsaparilla and other choice medicines". Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Date
1870-1890
Original Format
trade cards
Extent
6cm x 12cm
Local Identifier
LL02.12.01.23.17
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Subject(s)
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Location of Original
Laupus Library History Collections
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