Pooh-Bah. I'am so proud- if I allowed, my family pride - to be my guide, you'd never hear - within you ear Coats six cord thread - stands at the head but family pride - must be denied and set aside - and mortified and so you hear - within your ear Coats' six thread - stands at the head.

Trade cards were one of the most prevalent forms of advertising in the U.S. from around 1875 to 1900. They had their origin in England in the 1700s with tradesmen advertising their wares. The advent of lithography in the 1870s made it possible to mass-produce them in color. The Philadelphia 1876 Centennial Exhibition sparked the beginning, as many were passed out at that event.