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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03

What happens at the table when the
catarrh gag comes on and a man can Z
eat and pull his nose at the same time.
we viii not mention. What happens az
ter such meal ~ the sitting room. or
dressing roCm. or ballroom. or the
stairs anywhere and everywhere. with
hawk hawk. hawk, can be imagined.
What happens when the victim almost
leans on top OF the cIspidor IA the
presence Of members Of the family and
hawks and Jerks with twisted face is a
subject merely 10 be mentioned What
happens during the snoring. sleepless
hours OF the night with q fOul-smelling
odor waiting about in the crossed room.
We can C.sily picture.
And add 20 10 an the misery 81 the
miserable ran himself Is IL any won
der that divorce is seized upon as a
cure2
The Gauss treatment would at once
remedy all these horrible phases II
left 10 - T. Gauss. Mrs Rasmussen
would have no reason for getting a
divorce. These are cases which though
they have their humorous angles after
all make or upmake the happiness OF
US AL II you have catarTh In any
form cut out the coupon below and
mail Il 10 O. r. Gauss. s6SS Main ST.
Marshall Mich, and be- cured
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
Thank Heavens, We Have
Such a Man as GauSS"

There is no case too serious for Mr..
Gauss TO consider. no case too slight
for him receives prompt reply; what
ever questions are asked are answered
and advice Is freely given. II Is his
liberal treatment OF every one. the
broad view that he takes OF every ones
whims and eccentricites. and his sym
pathy for the afflicted that has so
eften brought forth In letters received
from happy patients all over the land
this sentiment: Thank Heavens we
have such a man as Gauss"
II Is not necessary 20 write a letter
In asking for a free treatment. Just
cut out the scoupon at the bottom or
this page amid send 1t to c. f. Gauss.
s6sS Main St. Marshall, Mich. and you
VIII receive by reform mail In plain
sealed wrapper a free package or
Gauss Catarrh Treatment. 1t VIII cost
you nothing. and put you under no OBJ
legation whatever. This is TO prove to
you at once what the treatment Will
do. even In the worst cases OF catarrh.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Spare the stamps and spoil the treat
ment.
we believe in telling the truth and
saving time.
Common sense wins. Write and ask
any OF Gauss patients.
Down IN the mouth can apply 10
the spirit as we'll as the catarrh.
Half the unhappiness In the world
comes from little infammations. Cure
them early.
All great things are conceived I'm
Sweat" Gauss worked hard and pro-
duced a cure that will live after him.
Some would know a great deal more
about being able 20 cure catarrh II
they could forget a lot of old Ideas
they never should have learned.
The reasons Of the strongest always
Yield 10 the strongest reasons-com-
mon sense Gauss Treatment prevails
for the same reason.
II the catarrh victim would stick 20
the treatment as faithfully as me ca
tarrh sticks 20 him, that disease would
probably be as infrequent as the new
corQuered diphtheria.
There are some people who instead
OF making the best use OF the chances
they have for a cure are always telling
OF what they might do under happier
circumstances. Send the coupon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03


would be placed at the table l wish
that other people were deaf, blind and
without noses.
/ wish that / were alone, always
alone. to hawk and spit when and
where l please. / wish that / was my
mothers little fairy once more, with
my little towsled head that knew not
disease, lying on her waBm shoulder
Now / feel that / am an outcast. 1
know what they think OF me. for even
Jack, my old college chum. doesn't
more as he used to do My acquaint-
ances only say hello. and pass by. Mrs
Grundy. next door, and all the other
neigh bors are talking about how re-
pulsive | am. I set II In the way they
look and act
People / sit next get up and move
somewhere else People who talk TO
me turn their heads at an angle And
I'm in pain It's not alone physical
pain. It's my mind. too, that is In ag-
ony. I can't remember things as l used
TO. Thought slips away from me. j say
things I don't mean and mean things
My head is thick and my brain Is IN
fog
my nerves refuse me. That let-her-go
feeling has got me. I relish nothing /
eat. and my appetite is gone. And as
think OF my misery | must hawk
again My cough is a rattle. The ruby
has been plUcked from my cheek, the
flush OF my young health Is gone. Ny
head Is In a fever, but my hands are
cold. and / seem TO feel In them the
approaching child OF the tomb have
read Of catarrh death, and my mothers
brother died Of the same disease. Come
on death and relieve me.
No. my mother comes. Who, Gauss,
did you say, mother? Do you think so?
I'll try. mother Yes, IL you send for
the treatment I'll use ~ faithfully. l
won't let IL go a single day without
using II. They prove IL In every case.
do you say? All right. send on the
coupon today Perhaps, after all. there
Is cure. and still one person In the
world 10 live for, one who will love
you in spite OF the catarrh, your
mother.
Gauss Catarrh Treatment Is the sim
plest and surest in the world. II cures
catarrh on a common sense plan, ana
Gauss proves IL Cut out the coupon
below and mail ~ today. and get free
treatment Of the Gauss treatment and
prove 20 your own satisfaction that II
will cure you Whether you have ca
tarrh slightly or seriously. II may be
the means Of Frightening your life,
now overshadowed by catarrh. Send
coupon 20 G. Z. Gauss, 96SS Main-st.,
Marshall Mich.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
Confessions of
a Catarrh Victim
some OF the Experiences That CatArrA
Forces Upon Its Slaves.

1 get boiling mad when people tell
me I've got cRtarrh. I've had dozens
OF mere acquaintance, and especially
one young lady. who have come up and
ventured TO tell ne something for my
own benefit" II seems they all want
TO tell me the same thing. you ought
to take something for your catarrh {.
Ill tell you how my cousin got cured.
and every doctor used 70 say he had
the worst case he ever heard about"
when a friend puts his hand on
my shoulder. l gulp in preparation for
catarTh advice. This gulp is not mere
throat action, but the swallowing
OF mucus. Nothing could suit me bet
ter than TO have the earth open and
swallow me up.
I walk along the street close 10 the
curbstone. When l ride on a car. l
stand on the rear platform rather than
sit down inside
l wish ! could talk without having
to open my mouth TO breathe / wish
that kisses were obsolete. / wish that
handkerChiefs could be turned into
sheets. l wish that no chair but mine
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
A Glimpse Of the Death Roll
Cntarrh I'm Many Gases IL the Real
Death-Dealer.

Died OF consumption. aged 30.
Died of acute bronchitis. aged SO.
Died OF pneumonia. aged rs.
Died OF cancer, aged 81.
And 80 on down the list. DO you
find a mention OF catarrh? No. be-
cause catarrh as a rule does not d.
rectly cause many deaths. The ca
tarrh is Indirectly the cause OF many
deaths. "Died or pneumonia. caused
by catarrh." The caused by catarrh"
is left off-what's tho user He's dead
anyway. And so catarrh Is looked
upon as a disease OF slight conse-
quence by those who don't know.
For every cntarrh sufferer. no matter
whether he has been suffering a month
or Ave years, there hangs dark
shadow which Ia pointing with its dark.
bony finger to the silent way. Will you
follow IL. or fight II.
Gauss Combined Catarrh Treatment
will save you, and avoid for YOU years
OF future misery. Gauss Treatment per-
manently cures catarrh in the common
sense way. He proves II, too. with
free treatment he VIII send TO you by
return mail as soon as he receives the
coupon at the bottom Of this page Cut
out the coupon, fill In with your name
and address, and send tonight to G. E.
Gauss. 96SS Main St, Marshall Mich.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
| Want To Cure You

only wish / could gather some OF
my patients together and let you hear
them talk Some OF these people had
such extreme cases Of Catarrh that "a
cure was unknown to them. My treat
ment not only cured them, but its ef-
feet made them feel healthier.
After a one-minute conversation with
Gauss Iatient you would be firmly
convinced that the statements set forth
here are facts.
But | can't do that, so let me do the
next best thing. Let me send you a
trial treatment free. Fill our the cou-
pom below
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
THOUGHT WIFE A
CONSUMPTIVE

Your catarrh medicine Is a wonderful
medicine. My wife had II so bad every
one thought she had consumption. she
used TO cough all night and could not
sleep at all one doctor gave her up.
He said she would not get cured II she
stayed here / have tried all kinds OF
medicine and found them no good till
tried yours. and II acted right away
recommend 1t to all my friends. You
Raa y-IasatieA-- name YOU please
and they can write 10 mo and l will let
them know how bad my wife was with
catarrh. But she is a we'll woman once
frtere.- Firotnas. $50 Fa4faaR- avenue,
Chicago. III.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
CATARRH
AT MEALS
The Catarrh Victim, Especially at
the Table, an Object of
Disgust.
OUTLAWED BY SOCIETY
Good Appetite and CatArrh Rarely
Travel Together.

The limit Is the catarrh gagger at
the table, the man or woman with the
appetite losing hawk and hank. ut
terly unmindful OF the nausea he
causes TO other people who are trying
not TO notice or hear him.
Do you wonder that other people de-
spise this creature? While others have
joyously assembled around the board
with a delicious mountaineering ap-
petite. here comes the hawker with
hose jerking Erimaces. a jerk-gurgle
In his throat and a balled-up hand
kerchicf In his hand Horrors forget
il, Go away and cure that catarrh be-
fore appearing at a public table and
mingling your bad breath with the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
In the Coils from Childhood

/ have suffered with catarrh since /
was 4 years old. but ~ has annoyed me
more in the last two years.
l tried everything | read or heard OF,
but IL did me no good, and saw your
advertisement in paper and wrote TO
you and received a sample package. J
was impressed so favorably with the
sample that ! Immediately sent for the
full treatment
/ suffered much with the dropping
back into my throat, and after / had
taken the medicine. for three or four
weeks this nasty sensation entirely
ceased, and / have never had any re-
turn OF IT, I am now fully cured Of
my catarrh and ] am very grateful to
you and your medicine.
I will be very glad TO tell any one
whom / think needs IL. and II you wish
20 use my name you may do so, as /
am so grateful that / wish everybody
who needs AZ would use IL. And ] am
sure that IL will cure them. Miss Mat
tie Drullinger. Birdsell-st, South Bend,
Ind.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
United States Com.
missioner Heard From

Having been absent for some time.
row take the opportunity OF answering
your letter ] took the treatment as
nearly as could. and would state that
/ am cured II Is the best catarrh med
tcine that / have ever taken, having
tried everything that l could hear or
read Of: and I am thoroughly satisfied
that 10 ia genuine remedy for catarrh
and II ever I feel the effects OF this
disease coming back TO me l should i'm
mediately order more OF your treat
ment. Your medicine for taking In
ternally l think is the best / have ever
used for constipation or indigestion.
You are at liberty TO use the contents
OF this letter and any reference made
to me will Re cheerfully answered. Ed
missioner, WarToad, MINI, Box l.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03

Better spend few days destroying
the catarrh germ right from the start,
than waiting and putting OF until you
feel droppings in your throat and your
nose plugged up.
The Gauss complete treatment Will
stop IL and avoid for you years OF fu-
ture misery Cut out tho coupon below
IL you have even slight cold or touch
OF catarrh. and send Il 10 &. +. Gauss,
who Will send you free package OF
the wonderful Gauss Treatment 80 as
TO prove 10 yourself its great power
II Gusts you nothing. Address cou-
pom TO G r. Gauss, 1858 Main ST. Mar
shall Mich
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
.11, HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER"

We can point 10 hundIe eds OF cases OF
catarrh that have dragged their blear-
eyed nose dripping. half dead victims
through fifteen and twenty years OF
misery. 1t all started with one little
germ.
Just one OF Gauss Catarrh Treat
ments for little while would have
killed on Mr.. Germ and reclaimed TO
health and happiness I'm short order
some OF the worlds best women and
bravest meP, who now dodder about
Ia blank diseased old age. or all some
cold grnves-food for thought. Think
by catarrh. II you only had your life
TO live over A 2-cent stamp would
blot out all the misery.
II Is not too late. Cut sthe coupon
below. Ill in your name and address
an6 take courage Do II willingly and
with hope Mall II to c. + Gauss. 96NS
Main St, Marshall, Mich, and Won VIII
get by return mall a free package Of
Gauss Catarrh Treatment TO prove that
II will cure you.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
EMINENT DOCTORS
SAY BLINDNESS
DUE TO CATARnH
CAssociated Press Dispatch

LONDON. Aug 6.-Dr H. Manning
Fish, OF Joliet. Ill. declared at the
medical congress that most OF the
blindness IN the world Is the result of
cataIrh In the upper nasal cavities or
the bony cells composing the roof Of
the nostrils
Or Fish described his experience in
&c cases. covering "A period OF several
years. claiming that In each OF these
Immediate Improvement OF the vision
followed the effective treatment or the
diseased nasal cavities. and advised
that IN cases OF loss OF vision follow
Ing grip, measles. scarlet fever and
kindred ailments. relief be sought
through treatment OF the noses Of the
patients
Catarrh IS caused by a germ which
must be destroyed before the catarrh
itself can be cured. II not cured blind
ness may result. An extended history
Of the many extraordinary cures cf-
fccted by the Gauss treatment viii
probably be brought 20 the attention OF
the next international meeting OF the
medical congress.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
SEEKS DIVORCE
CAN'T STAND CATARRH
Wife Says IL IL Either Separate or Die
of Disgust.

LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept Is.-Henry o.
Rasmussen II IS reported. is 10 be sued
for divorce because his wife can not
longer endure catarrhal affection or
which Rasmussen Is said 70 have been
victim for the last two years.
Mrs. Rasmussen states that no wom-
an with any shadow OF selt-respect
could consent TO be IN constant asso-
citation even with a man she loved, who
was afflicted In the manner she states.
She says she regrets the publicity at
tached 10 a suit for divorce, but that II
is either that or simply lie down and
die OF DISC ust. f"
Plain language IS tho only thing to
use IN trying 20 deal with such an ar
fiction as Catarrh. The facts are plain,
There is a man, an able-bodied. robust,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
HR-A-W-KK !
Catarrh Victims Fearfully Nau-
seating to Those Who Are
Near Them.
whe Positive Cure for Catarrh Ii the
Gauss Treatmeat-A Free Trial
To Prove IL. IL Sent To All
80 who Write For It

There is nothing 80 nauseating as 70
have TO ait next to a gagging catarrh
Victim or TO talk to one or thefsi--ald
have whiffs OF bad breath constantly
blown into your face. No man or wo-
mari suffering from catarrh can avoid
fhSee things because Il is a part or
me cHrHrrfT- Itself tAe+as44-the r+et4r'
may not realize or know that his very
presence carries with IL certain gar
b &c atmosphere. You can't smell your
own breath, and you seldom smell your
own smell
The constant splitting, and hacking,
and nose-Jerking Is enough 10 MAKE
NV6n the members OF ones own family
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
An Old Soldier Grateful

Mr. Gauss: have finished your
treatment now and am completely
cured. Ny wife says she cannot detect
any OF IL left. and says my catarrh Is
gone She ought TO know, for she Is a
graduated nurse. / am as truly CRATE
full to you as any old soldier can be
for what your treatment has done for
me- and certainly will recommend IL TO
those whom / know are afflicted. You
are certainly at liberty TO use this IL
you want TO in recommending your
treatment 20 others w. b. PLUMB
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
Catarrh Everywhere, Even on
Pixies Peak.
No Man or Place II Immune From the
Deadly Catarrh Germ.

There is no part or the land which Is
free from catarrh. Attitudes and lati-
tCdes have little effect in destroying
this omnipresent germ, Many imagine
that the climate OF the West. with It's
high attitudes and dry atmosphere,
tends 10 prevent catarrh. There are
just as many cases In proportion to the
population west as east OF the Missis-
sippi, only the disease Is not as severe
because OF the climatic effect upon the
nerves
1s.0UG Tset above the sea level. catarrh
seemed to attack several OF the at
tHches OF the signal station located
there some years ago.
ffat-v-t--N --ttt pine i4+if44stFi-se44+
Is immune from catarrh Don't mag
Inc because you don't live by n lake or
a river that you cant have catarrh, or
that you have only chronic cold when
your nose has been stopped up for
some time. That IA usually the way
catarrh starts-Mith q bad cold.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
SNIFFLER CHASED
4 OUT OF MEETING
|DAfaged Audience Roughly Handles
Dagger who interrupts speech.


Gagger who interrupts speech.
San Antonio. Sept is.--During a pub
nit primary meeting here today. q
nnl1dle-aged man in the audience who
va fumbling a rolled-up handkerchief
N his hand, persistently shifting and
huiling his nose during the delivery OF
,npeech, was forcibly elected from the
ktaambly hall. Cries OF Kick him out"
And Choke the lobster Interrupted the
broceedings, and finally resulted in
kr1nd rush for the nOsepuller. by some
bfE the enraged hearers lie was
Efbbbed by the coat collar and uncere-
hQniously and swiftly moved toward
klfk door
when the man first sat down and be-
ann loudly tearing out throat hawk
he audience shifted nervously. After
rontinuinG the draw rattle OF his ca
knfrh through one OF the most stirring
r6ifs OF the speech the audience gave
Want TO It's feelings He was roughly
10ddled on the way out. and sustained
several severe bruise5 He was taken
a. the county hospital.
n r. such occurrences as these which
make the catarrh victim one OF the de-
NIIned OF bis race. He can't help show
.In disease. II this man had simply
'nI0nt a few moments time TO send "a
q II. Gauss for a package OF the won
1|ffui Gauss Catarrh Treatment, he
U|ver would have suffered such an In
I|Enity AZ being kicked out or pub
II1 meeting.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03

You will get by return mail a free
package OF the famous Gauss Combined
Catarrh Treatment, the only positive
cure for even the worst cases OF ca
tarrh, on earth Gauss sends you this
treatment TO. prove TO you that II Will
cure you, and IL costs you nothing, alb
solutely nothing Gauss Treatment will
save you q world OF misery and humil-
iation, and make you instead OF an
outcast a welcome soul in the bosom
OF your own family. and among your
friends and acquaintance.
Because you have not gagged at the
table yourself before this. don't imag
inc IL will not happen at some time or
other as long as you have catarrh. Ca
tarrh brings all this just as sure rs
night follows day. IL Is only ques-
ton OF time. Send the coupon,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03

vigorous business man. blessed with
paying business, a happy home and a
faithful wife, suddenly stripped OF all
love OF true woman mired IN his own
~ seasc. Picture 20 yourself what hap
pens when a catarrh victim comes home
from work-the face OF his gentle mate
turning away from foul-breathed
kiss, the rack and grug and burr. and
the splitting and hawking IN banker
chief and cuspidor every few minutes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03

II you have nerves, or you believe
other people have any, you Will just
stop and look at yourself as you are.
and before other people move away
from you when they see you coming.
you ought to run away from them Go
somewhere. anywhere just 10 be alone.
and take this page with you. cut out
the coupon at the bottom, and send IL
now. before you pull your nose again.
to G. f.. Gauss. e6ss Main-st. Marshall
Mich
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
Catarrh Fntnlit, Frennrnt.

Some OF the frequent results OF ca
taTrh are bronchitis, pneumonia death.
and decay OF bones. loss OF thinking
and reasoning power, death OF ambi-
ton and energy. loss OF appetite, in
digestion, dyspepsia. liberation, bad
breath, raw throat. raw sores in the
nose, general debility and sometimes
idiOcy and insanity.
This Is why in the death list you do
not md a mention OF fatal catarrh: the
death Is caused not directly by the ca
tarrh itself but by a disease which
was caused by catarrh. Medical books
and cyclopedias will tell you even more
serious news than We tell you here.
probably after reading them you will
have a full realization OF what IL Is 10
have catarrh--a common disease, IL is
true, but with common result-Tnis
cry for years, IL not death
Cure IN Certain.
You can cure that catarrh. slight or
serious, once and forever by means Of
the only common-sense sure cure for
catarrh. Gauss Com ined Treatment
We don't ask you TO believe IL before
proving II TO yourself Therefore, we
send you a treatment at our own eX-
pense. absolutely free to you. When
you get II. you can prove II all to your
satisfa elton. II IS without question
the greatest catarrh cure on earth. Cut
out the coupons and send for the free
treatment today. TO. c. +. Gauss. 1858
Main-st Marshall, Mich When you
see your catarrh begins to leave @Su
you viii appreciate what IL is 10 have
a real. genuine cure for catarrh that
can be relied on. Send the coupon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
DEAFNEss CIREn nY GAuss-

When I wrote TO you for your sample
was go deaf iu either ear that I had
10 press a watch hard against them 20
hear watch tick. But after taking
Your course OF treatment my hearing
came back. and ! can now hear the
same watch tick fifteen away Leon
y. Atkin, Box 49,, PCtoskey, Mich
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
Cupid RETURNS.

Mother-'How does Il happen, Helen.
that you have started going with
Henry Hawk again? / don't see how
you can bear 10 have him around.
Helen-"O. you couldn't tell he ever
had the catarrh now. He's beenstaklng
Gauss Treatment for over TWO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03
gng Splitting Hawking Instantly Terrible Dangers and the
of % Coupon for FREE TRIAL PAC
SmOe Results of Catarrh
Even slight Cases OF Cntnrrh Have
Terrible Consequences.

Every case OF catarrh. OF course. is
not fatal Nor does every case result
in consumption or bronchitis. but new
ertheless they are very frequent No
man or woman knows what his or her
case OF catarrh may lead 10. Men OF
robust health have suecumbed 10 re-
sulting consumption and partial idtocy.
Women OF strong vitality have become
nervous wrecks and victims OF bron-
chttts Your good health IS not al
WAYS preventive against ths-catarrh
germs.
The more you feel sure there is no
danger OF the catarrh resulting In a
disease more serious. the more danger
there Is. simply because you will ne
glect yourself This happens in hun
dreds OF cases and We see IL recorded
almost daily in the letters we receive
If had only started the cure earlier"
is very frequent EXPIRE ssion. showing
that our warning Is not fanciful. but
based on fearful reality.
Even slight cases OF catarrh may re-
suit In nose cancer, than which there
is hardly more pitiful afhiction in
this world