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The Good Doctor
Colour trade card advertisement depicting an illustration of a young, male doctor holding an umbrella, in a top hat and wearing spectacles. A package of Milburn's Heart & Nerve Pills is sticking out of his jacket pocket. Caption states, "The Good Doctor". The back of the card contains text stating, "Constipation, sick head, liver complaint… // LAXA LIVER PILLS// One LAXA-LIVER pill every night for 30 days will cure constipation"

The Good Doctor

Date1925-1935
Names
(contributor)
FormatEphemera
Notes
Colour trade card advertisement depicting an illustration of a young, male doctor holding an umbrella, in a top hat and wearing spectacles. A package of Milburn's Heart & Nerve Pills is sticking out of his jacket pocket.  Caption states, "The Good Doctor". The back of the card contains text stating, "Constipation, sick head, liver complaint… // LAXA LIVER PILLS// One  LAXA-LIVER pill every night for 30 days will cure constipation"
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Trade cards
    Dimensions19.1cm H x 16.7cm W
    Language
      CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberSAR-TCOS-16
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