Dorchester Illustration no. 2137
Note: The house in last week’s illustration has been identified by Anthony Sammarco as the Simpson House on West Cottage Street.
Today we have a trade card from Mellin’s Food for Infants and Invalids with a testimonial from Mrs. R.G.H., Dorchester, Mass.
“My little one only two months old, was a mere skeleton. We put him on Mellin’s Food, and it is wonderful to see what a change it has wrought.” April 19, 1888.
The card is meant to be held up to the light–the eyes have been colored in on the back side of the paper, so that they show through.
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