Advertising Collection

Advertisements for medicine, likely from between 1870 and 1910. The advertisements include patent medicine trade cards, blotter paper advertisements, broadside advertising sheets, booklets, and calendars. "Patent medicines" were often promoted as "cure-alls" for many parts of the body and their ingredient list (if any) was often inaccurate.

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DATE RANGE

Image	379
Text	327

ORIGINAL FORMAT	COUNT
trade cards	369

New York (N.Y.)	109
Lowell (Mass.)	45
Boston (Mass.)	33
Providence (R.I.)	29
Philadelphia (Pa.)	27
Buffalo (N.Y.)	24
Lynn (Mass.)	17
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LOCATION	COUNT
New York (N.Y.)	109
Lowell (Mass.)	45
Boston (Mass.)	33
Providence (R.I.)	29
Philadelphia (Pa.)	27
Buffalo (N.Y.)	24
Lynn (Mass.)	17
Nashua (N.H.)	11
Baltimore (Md.)	9
Lockport (N.Y.)	5
Pittsburgh (Pa.)	5
Woodbury (N.J.)	5
Morristown (N.Y.)	4
Troy (N.Y.)	4
Haverhill (Mass.)	3
Orange (Mass.)	3
Palmer (Mass.)	3
Spencer (Mass.)	3
Chicago (Ill.)	2
Columbus (Ohio)	2
Concord (N.H.)	2
Easton (Mass.)	2
Jersey City (N.J.)	2
Milwaukee (Wis.)	2
Minneapolis (Minn.)	2
New London (Conn.)	2
Rochester (N.Y.)	2
Three Rivers (Mich.)	2
Willimantic (Conn.)	2
Worcester (Mass.)	2
Albany (N.Y.)	1
Albion (N.Y.)	1
Auburn (Me.)	1
Bath (Me.)	1
Belchertown (Mass.)	1
Bellows Falls (Vt.)	1
Brockton (Mass.)	1
Brunswick (Me.)	1
Canaan (Me.)	1
Chatham (N.Y.)	1
Corsicana (Tex.)	1
Deerfield (N.H.)	1
Dryville (Pa.)	1
Fall River (Mass.)	1
Fitchburg (Mass.)	1
Fond Du Lac (Wis.)	1
Fultonville (N.Y.)	1
Grand Rapids (Mich.)	1
Grattan (Mich.)	1
Hartford (Conn.)	1
Hereford (Pa.)	1
Lagrange (Ind.)	1
Lebanon (Pa.)	1
Lowell (Mich.)	1
Ludlow (Vt.)	1
Madison (Wis.)	1
Marblehead (Mass.)	1
Marshall (Ill.)	1
Mays Landing (N.J.)	1
Milford (N.Y.)	1
Monticello (Minn.)	1
Mount Vernon (Iowa)	1
Northampton (Mass.)	1
Oconto (Wis.)	1
Ogdensburg (N.Y.)	1
Paris (N.Y.)	1
Peoria (Ill.)	1
Peterboro (N.Y.)	1
Plymouth (N.H.)	1
Portland (Me.)	1
Pottsville (Pa.)	1
Reedsburg (Wis.)	1
Ripon (Wis.)	1
Rochester (N.H.)	1
Rome (N.Y.)	1
Rutland (Vt.)	1
Saint Louis (Mo.)	1
Saratoga Springs (N.Y.)	1
Somersworth (N.H.)	1
South Boston (Boston, Mass.)	1
Southbridge (Mass.)	1
Springfield (Mass.)	1
Tilton (N.H.)	1
Utica (N.Y.)	1
Verona (N.Y.)	1
Waterbury (Conn.)	1
White River Junction (Vt.)	1
Woodville (R.I.)	1
Worcester (N.Y.)	1

Laupus Health Sciences History Collections	383
Health and Medicine	368
Patent Medicine Trade Cards	364
Manufacturing and Business	360
The Development of Medicine in Eastern North Carolina, 1849–2005	15
Blotter Paper Advertising	6
Diversity in practice: NC health history in images	1
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THEME/PROJECT	COUNT
Laupus Health Sciences History Collections	383
Health and Medicine	368
Patent Medicine Trade Cards	364
Manufacturing and Business	360
The Development of Medicine in Eastern North Carolina, 1849–2005	15
Blotter Paper Advertising	6
Diversity in practice: NC health history in images	1
Special Collections Staff Picks	1

Advertising	329
Nonprescription Drugs/history	311
Patent medicines	308
Children in advertising	147
Dyspepsia/drug therapy	124
Headache/drug therapy	89
Liver Diseases/drug therapy	85
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SUBJECT	COUNT
Advertising	329
Nonprescription Drugs/history	311
Patent medicines	308
Children in advertising	147
Dyspepsia/drug therapy	124
Headache/drug therapy	89
Liver Diseases/drug therapy	85
Common Cold/drug therapy	68
Rheumatic Diseases/drug therapy	67
Cough/drug therapy	64
Kidney Diseases/drug therapy	57
Tonics (Medicinal preparations)	55
Neuralgia/drug therapy	50
Constipation/drug therapy	47
Animals in advertising	46
Skin Diseases/drug therapy	42
Pharyngitis/drug therapy	39
Asthma/drug therapy	35
Burns/drug therapy	31
Anxiety/drug therapy	30
Stomach Diseases/drug therapy	29
Hair Preparations/therapeutic use	28
Bronchitis/drug therapy	27
Catarrh	27
Dogs in advertising	25
Menstruation	25
Back Pain/drug therapy	24
Erysipelas/drug therapy	22
Malaria/drug therapy	22
Scrofula	22
Croup/drug therapy	20
Lung Diseases/drug therapy	20
Smilax	19
Whooping Cough/drug therapy	19
Diphtheria/drug therapy	17
Sprains and Strains/drug therapy	17
Cats in advertising	16
Fever/drug therapy	16
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node/drug therapy	16
Diarrhea/drug therapy	14
Sarsaparilla	14
Toothache/drug therapy	14
Furunculosis/drug therapy	12
Skin Care	12
Wounds and injuries/drug therapy	12
Ointments/therapeutic use	11
Pleurisy/drug therapy	11
Parasitic diseases/drug therapy	10
Soaps	10
Callosities/drug therapy	9
Pneumonia/drug therapy	9
Dysentery/drug therapy	8
Hemorrhoids/drug therapy	8
Colic/drug therapy	7
Eczema/drug therapy	7
Helminths	7
Infant Formula	7
Influenza, Human/drug therapy	7
Scalp Dermatoses/therapy	7
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/drug therapy	7
Rheumatism	6
Rumex	6
Atropa belladonna	5
Earache/drug therapy	5
Edema/drug therapy	5
Hamamelis	5
Heartburn/drug therapy	5
Horses	5
Liniments	5
Low Back Pain/drug therapy	5
Perfume	5
Phytotherapy	5
Picture puzzles	5
Plants, Medicinal	5
Rheumatic Diseases	5
Ulcer/drug therapy	5
Urinary Bladder Diseases/drug therapy	5
Veterinary Medicine	5
Witch hazel (Extract)	5
Anemia/drug therapy	4
Carbonated Beverages	4
Cholera Morbus/drug therapy	4
Eye Diseases/drug therapy	4
Gastrointestinal Diseases/drug therapy	4
Hysteria/drug therapy	4
Indigestion	4
Jaundice/drug therapy	4
Pharyngeal Diseases	4
Plaster (Pharmacy)	4
Polygonum	4
Sunburn/drug therapy	4
Tooth Eruption	4
Toothbrushing	4
Advertising--Carbonated Beverages	3
Bronchial Diseases	3
Depression/drug therapy	3
Expectorants	3
Frostbite/drug therapy	3
Helminths/parasitology	3
Hemorrhage/drug therapy	3
Insect Bites and Stings/drug therapy	3
Iron/therapeutic use	3
Nausea/drug therapy	3
Oral Hygiene	3
Plant Extracts	3
Plant Preparations/therapeutic use	3
Sexual Behavior/physiology	3
Warts/drug therapy	3
Bites and Stings/drug therapy	2
Callosities	2
Cholera	2
Cholera/drug therapy	2
Cod Liver Oil	2
Contusions/drug therapy	2
Diarrhea	2
Dietary Supplements	2
Digestion	2
Dizziness/drug therapy	2
Dysentery	2
Dyspepsia	2
Erectile Dysfunction/drug therapy	2
Ginger	2
Hairdressing	2
Hallux Valgus/drug therapy	2
Hay fever	2
Hematologic Diseases/drug therapy	2
Inflammation/drug therapy	2
Insecticides	2
Laryngitis/drug therapy	2
Liniments/therapeutic use	2
Motion Sickness/drug therapy	2
Phosphates	2
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/drug therapy	2
Rodenticides	2
Sciatica/drug therapy	2
Typhoid fever/drug therapy	2
Weather	2
Weather signals	2
gout/drug therapy	2
Acrobats	1
Advertising--Baking powder	1
Advertising--Soap	1
Advertising--Toilet preparations	1
Alcoholic Intoxication/drug therapy	1
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/drug therapy	1
Asian Continental Ancestry Group	1
Atrophy/drug therapy	1
Avena sativa	1
Baking powder	1
Barley	1
Belladonna (Plant)	1
Bronchial Diseases/drug therapy	1
Cartoons as Topic	1
Chilblains/drug therapy	1
Chorea/drug therapy	1
Cinchona	1
Circus	1
Clothing trade	1
Concerts	1
Cooking	1
Croup	1
Dentifrices	1
Deodorants	1
Drugs, Nonprescription--History	1
Elephants in art	1
Epilepsy/drug therapy	1
Fairy tales	1
Fatigue/drug therapy	1
Freckles	1
Gastroenteritis/drug therapy	1
Glomerulonephritis/drug therapy	1
Glycerol/therapeutic use	1
Hair Dyes	1
Health Behavior	1
Heart Diseases/drug therapy	1
Hordeum	1
Horses/injuries	1
Inhalers	1
Iron	1
Iron/deficiency	1
Laxatives/therapeutic use	1
Malaria--Chemotherapy	1
Melanosis/therapy	1
Menthol/therapeutic use	1
Mineral Waters	1
Morning Sickness/drug therapy	1
Nebulizers and Vaporizers	1
Neuralgia	1
Neurasthenia/drug therapy	1
Nonprescription Drugs	1
Nursery rhymes	1
Nutrition	1
Nutrition Therapy	1
Oats	1
Paper dolls	1
Paralysis/drug therapy	1
Pneumonia--drug therapy	1
Pregnancy	1
Protein-Energy Malnutrition/drug therapy	1
Shoe stores	1
Soda fountains	1
Stroke/drug therapy	1
Sunstroke/drug therapy	1
Syphilis/drug therapy	1
Throat--Diseases	1
Toilet preparations	1
Triticum	1
Vomiting/drug therapy	1
Wheat	1
Yeast	1