Subject: Patent medicine

This trade card features advertisements for two distinct businesses. The recto side displays a lithographic illustration of a baseball player falling, titled "Bravo! The Pet of the Nine," and promotes "MERCHANT'S GARGLING OIL," stating it was first introduced in 1833, manufactured by M. G. O. Co. in Lockport, N.Y., and sold by druggists. It also mentions "JOHN HODGE, Sec'y." The verso side advertises S. Levy, a dealer in Fancy Goods, Notions, Kid Gloves, Hosiery, Gloves, Embroideries, Laces, Wooden and Willow Ware, Zephyrs, Yarns, Canvas, and other novelties in fancy needlework, located on College Street in Oberlin, Ohio. The text on both sides is presented in various decorative typefaces typical of late 19th-century advertising.

This trade card advertises D.L. Zabriskie, a druggist in St. Charles, Illinois, who sold Horsford's Acid Phosphate. The front of the card depicts a young child holding a bottle of Horsford's Acid Phosphate. The bottle is prominently displayed, highlighting the product. The card's design is simple, with white text on a dark blue background. [Horsford's Acid Phosphate was a popular patent medicine in the late 19th century. It was advertised as a cure for a variety of ailments, including headaches, indigestion, and nervous exhaustion.] The back of the card is blank.