Advertising card for Ayers Sarsaparilla depicting a seated woman being served the medicine by another woman while two children play with a dog at her feet.
Context
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla claimed to cure a plethora of diseases and maladies, marketed as a universal cure for at least 25 health conditions including edema, “female weaknesses,” rheumatism, tumors, neuralgia, blood impurities, and syphilis in addition to promoting energy and strength. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla would be the company’s greatest success.
