Trade Card for Hood's Vegetable Pills, C.I. Hood & Co., 1888-1900

In the late 19th century, trade cards were a major means of advertising goods and services. Patent medicine producer, C.I. Hood & Co., had its own advertising department, creating cookbooks, calendars, and, most abundantly, trade cards. This trade card for Hood's Vegetable Pills features a riddle and instructs the viewer to hold the card to a light to reveal the answer in the stars.