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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

please. I wish that I was my mothers s little fairy once more, with my little towsled head that knew not disease lying on her warm shoulder.
 Now I feel that I am an outcast. I know what they think of me, everyone l know my friends shun me- for even Jack
 my old college chum, doesn't come around and chat and smoke any more as he used to do. My acquaintances only say
 hello and pass by Mrs. Grundy next door, and all the other neighbors are talking about how repusive 1 am. I see
 it in the way they look and act.
 People l sit next to get up and move somewhere else. People who talk to me turn their heads at an angle. And I'm in pain. It is not alone physical pain It's my mind, too, that is in agony. 1 cant remember things as I used to- Thoughts slip away from me. I say things I don't mean and mean things I never say.
 My head is thick and my brain Is in a fog
 I walk alone my work pals on me, my nerves refuse me. That let-her-go feel ing has got me. I relish nothing I eat and my appetite Is gone. And as I think of my misery I must hawk again My cough is a rattle. The ruby has been plucked from my cheek the flush of my young health is gone My head is in a fever, but my hands are cold, and I seem
 10 feel in them the approaching chill Of the tomb-I 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. if you send for the treatment I'll use 1t faithfully.
 won't let it go a single day without us- ing it. They prove it in every case, do you say? All right send on the coupon today. Perhaps after all there is a cure and still one pe.son in the world to live for, one who will love in spite of the catarrh, your mother"
 Gauss Catarrh Treatment is the sim
 plest and surest in the world It cures catarrh on common sense plan, and Gauss proves it. Cut out the coupon below and mall 1t today and get free treatment of the Gauss treatment and prove to your own satisfaction that 1t will cure you. Whether you have ca tarrh slightly or seriously 1t may be
 the means of brightening your life. now overshadowed by catarrh. Send coupon
 to c. E. Gauss. 3656 Main street. Marshall Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
United States Commissioner
 Heard From

Having been absent for some time [ now take the opportunity of answering your letter. I took the treatment as nearly as l could and would state that cine that I have ever taken, having tried everything that could hear or read Of; and l am thoroughly satisfied that 1t Is a genuine remedy for catarrh, and if ever feel the effects of this disease coming back to me I should immediately order more of your treatment. Your medicine for taking internally I think is the best have ever used for constipation or in- digestion. You are at liberty to use the contents of this letter and any reference made to me will be cheerfully answered. Edward McCagherty, United States Com missioner, Warroad, Minn., Box 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
A Glimpse of the
 Death Roll
Catarrh In Many Cases is the Real
 Death Dealer

Died of consumption, aged 32.
 Died of acute bronchitis. aged 6o
 Died of pneumonia, aged 25.
 Died of cancer, aged 5l.
 And so on down the list. Do you find a mention of catarrh? No. because ca tarrh as a rule does not directly cause many deaths. But catarrh is indirectly the cause of many deaths. Died of pneumonia" should better be died of pneumonia caused by catarrh.'' The ''caused by catarrh' is left off--what's the use? He's dead, anyway. And so catarrh Is looked upon as a disease of slight consequence by those who don't know. over every catarrh sufferer, no matter whether he has been suffering month or five years. there hangs a dark shadow which is pointing with Its dark bony finger to the silent way. Will you follow 1t, or fight 1t?
 Gauss Combined Catarrh Treatment will save you, and avoid for you years of future misery Gauss Treatment perma- nently cures catarrh in the common sense way He proves it. too, with free treat ment he sends to you by return mail as soon as he receives the coupon at the bot tom of this page. Cut out the coupon. fill in with your name and address. and send today to c. T. Gauss, 3666 Main st.. Marshall, Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
 Marvellous Powers
 Dange andR
THOUGHT WIFE A coNSUMPTIVE

Your catarrh medicine is a wonderful medicine. My wife had it 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 If she stayed here. have tried all kinds of medicine and found them no good, till tried yours, and it acted right away I recommend 1t to all my friends You may mention my name If you please, and they can write to ma and 1 will let them know how bad my wife was with catarrh. But she Is a we'll woman once more. w. Thomas. ass Talman ave, Chicago. Ill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

paying business, happy home and a faithful wife, suddenly stripped of all that makes life worth living, with the
 love of true woman mired in his own disease. Picture to yourself what hap pens when a catarrh victim comes home from work-the face of his gentle mate turning away from a foul-breathed kiss, the rack and grug and hurr, and the splitting and hawking in handkerchief and cuspidor every few minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Catarrh Every
 where; Even on Pike's Peak
No Man or Place Is Immune From the
 Deadly Catarrh Germ

There is no part of the land which Is free from catarrh. Attitudes and lati- tudes 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 to prevent catarrh. There are just as many cases in proportion to the population west as east of the Mississippi. only the dis ease is not as severe because of the cli- matic effect upon the nerves.
 Even on Pike's Peak which is over l4,00o feet above the sea level. catarrh seemed to attack several of the attach es of the signal station located there some years ago.
 No place is exempt no human soul is immune from catarrh. Don't imagine be- cause you don't live by lake or a river that you can't have catarrh, or that you have only a chronic cold when your nose has been stopped up for some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
An Old Soldier
 Grateful

Mir. Gauss. I have finished your treat ment now, and l am completely cured. My wife says she cannot detect any of II left and says my catarrh is gone. She ought to know, for she Is graduated nurse. I am as truly grateful to you as an old soldier can be for what your treat ment has done for me. and certainly will recommend it to those whom I know are afflicted. You are certainly at liberty to use this if you want to in recommend ing your treatment to others.
 W. B. PLUMB
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

sure that 1t will cure them. Miss Mattie Drullinger, Birdsells street, South Bend. Ind.
 What I have done for thousands of others I will do for you. I offer you my treatment that will cure catarrh free of charge.
 can do no more the matter Hes en- tirely with your own good Judgment. Simply fill out the coupon in the lower right hand corner. mail 1t today and you receive trial package of my remedy free. That's all there Is to it. In a weeks time you will be on the road to recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
| Want to
 Cure You

I only wish l could gather some of my patients together and let you hear them talk. Some of these people had such ex- treme cases of catarrh that a cure was unknown to them. My treatment not only cured them, but it's effect made them feel much healthier.
 After a one minute conversation with a Gauss patient you would be firmly con- vinced that the statements set forth here are facts.
 But l can't do that, so let me do the next best thing Let me send you a trial treatment free Fill out the coupon be- low.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

That Is usually the way catarrh starts with a bad cold. Better spend a few days destroying the catarrh germ right from the start. than
 waiting and putting off until you feel dropplngs in your throat and your nose clogged up.
 The Gauss complete treatment will stop 1t and avoid for you years of future mis- cry. Cut out the coupon below If you
 have even slight cold or a touch of
 catarrh, and send it to C. E. Gauss, who will send you free package of the wonderful Gauss Treatment. so as to
 prove to yourself it's great power.
 It costs you nothing. Address Coupon
 to C. F. Gahss, 1866 Main street, Marshall
 Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
catarrh Fatality Frequent

Some of the freouent results of catarrh are bronchitis, pneumonia, death ana decay of bones, loss of thinking and reasoning power, death of ambition and energy, loss of appetite. indigestion, dys- pepsia, alterations. bad breath. raw throat, raw sores in the nose. general debility and sometimes idiocy and insan- ity
 This is why in the death list you do not find a mention of fatal catarrh, the death Is caused not direct by the catarrh itself, but by disease which was caused by catarrh. Medical books and cyclope- dias will tell you even more serious news than we tell you here; probably after reading them you will have full realiza- tion of what it is to have catarrh-a com mon disease, it is true. but with com mon result-misery for years if not death.
 Cure Is Certain
 You can cure that catarrh, slight or serious, once and forever by means of the only common sense cure for catarrh. Gauss Combined Treatment. We don't ask you to believe 1t before proving 1t yourself. Therefore we send you a treat ment at our own expense, absolutely free to you. When you get it you can prove 1t all to your own satisfaction. It Is without question the greatest catarrh cure on earth. Cut out the coupon and send for the free treatment today to c. F.. Gauss, 36s6 Main street, Marshall Mich. When you see your catarrfl begin to leave you you will appreciate what fl is to have a real. genuine cure for catarrh that can be relied on. Send the coupon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
IF | HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER''

We can point to hundreds of cases of catarrh that have dragged their blear- eyed, nose-dripping, half deaf victims through 15 and 20 years of misery. It all started with one little germ.
 Just one of Gauss Catarrh Treatments for a little while would have killed off MT. Germ and reclaimed to health and happiness in short order some of the worlds best women and bravest men, who now dodder about in blank, diseased old age, or fill some cold graves-food for thought, Think of your self at 40, or 50 or O. clutched by catarrh. If you only had your life to live over! 2 cent stamp would blot out all the misery 1t is not too late. Cut out the coupon below. fill in your name and address and take courage. Do it willingly and with hope. Mall 1t to c. F. Gauss. 3666 Main street, Marshall, Mich and you will get by return mall free package of Gauss Catarrh Treatment to prove that 1t will cure you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
DEAFNESS CURED BY GAUSS

When I wrote to you for your sample was so deaf in either ear that I had to press a watch hard against them to hear watch tick. But after taking your course of treatment my hearing came back and I can now hear the same watch tick 15 feet away. Leon K. Atkin, Box 4S7, Petoskey, Mich
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
s CUPID RETURNS

Mother--How- does it happen. Helen. that you have started going with Henry Hawk again? I don't see how you can bear to have him around
 Helen--Oh. you couldn't tell he ever had catarrh now. He's been taking Gauss Treatment for over two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
CURE IS CERTAIN

You can cure that catarrh. slight or se- rious. once and forever, by means of the only common sense sure cure for catarrh. Gauss Combined Treatment. We don { ask you to believe it before proving it yourself Therefore we send you a TRIAL package at our own expense. ab- solutely free to you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

It is not too late. Cut out the coupon below, All in your name and address. and take courage Do it willingly and with hope Mail 1t to c. F. Gauss, 35s6 Main st. Marshall Mich, and you will get by return mail free TRIAL package of Gauss Catarrh Treatment to prove that 1t will cure you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
A Cursing Humiliation to the Victim and Source of Disgust to Others

door behind him. Love itself wavers and disgust forbids the kiss. And out of regard for the afflicted one, little mention of his pollution is ever made to his face and he must rely on his own misery and such plain talk as is contained in this page to reach him and to cure him. There is a cure for this pestilence within the reach of every one. It was not always so. Catarrh has ragged fiercely through the years like fire branc and. in the eagerness to quench it many useless things were given out as cures. but it remains now after the slow process of experimentation and discovery to of fer the positive, real cure, which has been born of ceaseless searching and common sense
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

If 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 ruin away from them Go somewhere. any where, just to be alone and take this page with you, cut out the coupon at the bottom and send 1t now, before you pull your nose again. to C. E. Gauss. 36s6 Main street, Marshall. Mich.
 Send for Free Trial Treatment
 You will get by return mall free pack age of the famous Gauss Combined Ca tarrh Treatment, the only positive cure for even the worst cases of catarrh on earth. Gauss sends you this treatment to prove to you that it will cure you. and it costs you nothing, absolutely nothing. Gauss Treatment will save you a world of misery and humiliation and make you instead of an outcast welcome soul in the bosom of your own family and among your friends and acquaintances.
 Because you have not gagged at the ta- ble yourself before this, don't imagine t will not happen at some time or other as long as you have catarrh Catarrh brings all this just as sure as night fol- lows day. It is only a question of time. Send the coupon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Thousands Praise Gauss

This is Gauss Combined Treatment for Catarrh. The story is told over and over again a thousand times of the lost birth right: of health restored, of the happiness caused, of the release from a degrading pestilence. and of hope and comfort ami sleep returned by the use of this wonder ful simple Gauss treatment. It must be true There are heart stories from all over the land that bubble. up from grat- itude. They tell as nothing else can the misery in which catarrh plunges, the dan ger it brings, the deaths it causes and then again there are other pictures paint ed in these letters of happiness and health redeemed, lost energy restored and ambi- tion reclaimed
 Send the Coupon
 If you are catarrh victim, don't allow yourself any longer to be avoided by your friends because of your catarrh at mosphere, to be an object of nauseous disgust among strangers, to have people you know turn their faces away from you when you talk to them; to have peo- pie move away from you and stick up their noses as you sit next to them, to have your own family hate to have you come around-all because of the catarrh odor that everywhere and always makes you an outcast.
 Gauss Combined Treatment for Ca tarrh stops bad catarrh breath right off short and quick. and cures every catarrh germ in the body. If man or woman will spend the comparatively little time and money it takes to cure catarrh by means of the sure Gauss Treatment the little coupon at the corner of this page will be cut out and sent flying toward Marshall Mich, with the patients name and address on 1t. By return mail will be sent the Gauss treatment absolutely free for you to try and prove to yourself its great power. If you are sufferer of catarrh, send coupon below today to c. E. Gauss. 3666 Main street, Marshall, Mich., and get back a trial package of the treatment that positively cures ca tarrh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-27
MT. VERNON

About six inches of snow during
Sundays snow storm
George Briggs of Pennington is
in town having the birch at the birch
mill sawed. The parcel handle mill
will run nights while the birch is be-
ing sawed
r.. II. Foss was in Livermore Falls.
Tuesday.
Harold Ferrand is passing his vaea-
ton at his home here
SOUTH-George Perkins of Abbot.
Me-. who attended the special ses-
sion of the Legislature at Augusta.
was recent guest of his cousin, Sam
uel Bradley.
Mrs. Emma Wells of Mt. Vernon is
at Lewis Johnson's for a few weeks.
Mrs. Carrie Hammond, Mrs. Grace
White and little daughter. Evelyn.
were callers in this neighborhood.
Monday p NJ
Miss Ella King of Winthrop has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. C. A.
Hutchinson.
Algernon S. Robinson, who has been
i'll, is reported as gaining
Mrs. Viola Neal has been the guest
of her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Pearl
r. l.. johnson is painting and paper
ing the schoolroom in the Grammar
grade, Readfield
Born, South Mt. Vernon, at the
home of l.. l. Johnson, to Mr.. and
Mrs. b. A. Martin, March 20. a daugh-
ter Lillian.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-27

church in Palmyra. The remains
were placed in the receiving tomb in
this village
Captain William L. Ross was in
Palmyra, Tuesday, 10 attend the
funeral Of the late Simeon Goddard.
Karl Cottrell of Rockland is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. John y. Martin
and family.
William r. McGilvery. superinten-
dent of the Waverley Wooden mill is
improving from a surgical operation
performed at his home a week ago.
The members of the fourth division
of the New Era Auxiliary are arrang-
ing for a food sale to be given Friday
afternoon at the Office of Mathews
Printing Company.
Mrs. E. V. Weymouth was in Hart
land, Tuesday, to attend the funeral
service of her rother, the late Wesley
Harvey which was held at the home,
Tuesday A. NJ. His death occurred
Saturday al the age of 81 years, from
the results Of d shock. He was three
times married. His first wife was
Miss Belle. Dearborn Of Corinna His
second wife was Miss Nellie Perry Of
Harmony His third marrige was To
Miss Laura Berry Of Harmony, who
survives. Two children, Arthur and
clyde, the sister mentioned and a
brother who lives in Dover, n. H.,
also survive.
Mr.. and Mrs Hiram b. Pushor went
to Madison. Monday, for a visit.
Miss Carrie c. Vicliery of Boston
has returned TO Pittsfield and will be
in charge of the Miss Hanson mil
linery store for the season.
Mrs. A. n. Burse spent Tuesday IN
Newport. the guest 81 Mrs. K. NJ
Goodwin.
Levi Taylor, who is 80 years of age
is quite i'll at his home on Pleasant
street.
j. w. Manson was in Skowhegan.
Tuesday.
Mrs Actor p Durham of Portland
in town for a few days visit with her
father. DR. d. D. WinsIow.
Reuel WILEY and family. who have
been occupying the n. C. Corey rent on
summer street moved, Tuesday, into
the Jacobs house on George street
which Mr. Wiley has recently pur-
chased.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-27
JEFFERSON

SOUTH-There were no services at
the church, Sunday, owing to the
storm.
Mrs. Luther Newell returned home
from Damariscotta, last Saturday, aft
er a visit of two weeks with Mrs.
Alonzo Hayward.
Miss Margaret McCurda went to
Castine, Tuesday, where she will at
tend the spring term of the Normal
school.
s. d. Erskire made a business trip
to Lowell, Mass. last week.
Last Friday several of the neigh
bors. friends and members of the G.
A. r. gathered at the home of Deacon
u. f. McCurda to celebrate his SSth
birthday. After a bountiful dinner, Mr..
McCurda was presented with a sum of
money by his comrades, and several
interesting stories We're related by
the soldiers. After few pleasant
hours had passed. the company de-
parted. wishing Mr. McCurda many
returns of the day..
F. Fl. Lawrence of Portland was
business caller at H.. A. Clark's, Tues
day. .3su
b. F. Vannah of North Newcastle
and Mr.. Morton of Scarboro were in
the place, last week, buying cattle.
w. A. Moore Of Rochester, N H., is
attending to his lumber interests here,
this week. "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-27

number of dismissals, 10; visits by
citizens, 4; number of pupils taking
college course, As; number of pupils
taking English course, Is. Enrolment
bl classes, go, as follows: Freshman,
II; Sophomore, .; Junior, II; Senior.
49, post graduate students, 1. There
were $50 half days lost by absence,
or, in other words. two and two-thirds
whole school years lost in this term
of twelve weeks. A more regular at
tendance should DE insisted upon by
parents. During the term just com
pleted there were only four pupils who
were not absent one or more half
DAYS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-27
Mrs. Pauline LittIetield.

Mrs. Pauline (Dinsmere) Littlefield,
for about SO years a resident of Show
hogan, died in Auburn. Monday, at
a nephew's. George r. Dinsmore. She
went there a short time ago for visit
and WAS stricken with heart failure.
She was so years old. She was born in
Arson md was the last of n family of
IL children. She was the wife of the
late Moses Littlefield, who was edi-
tor of the Democratic Clarion, one of
the first papers published in Somerset
county. She was member of the
congregational church, an honorary
member of the Woman's Club. a MEM
ber Of the w. C. T. Y. and the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution. The
remains will be brought here, Wednes-
day forenoon, and funeral services will
be held at the Congregational church
at II A. NJ. Rev. b. B. Merrill off
aiating.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-27
Thomas Burke.

Thomas Burke passed away in the
hospital here, Monday night, after a
two years illness. He was born i'll
New York City. - years ago and al
ways made that place his home. He
never married. He enlisted in Co G,
5th n. Y. II. a., Jan. T. 1862 and was
discharged at Fort~Nrarshall, June Il.
1854. He was admitted to the Branch,
May "a, 1884, but lived on furlough in
New York for many years until ILL
ness caused him to come here for
trea tment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-27

1t will be Educational Evening" at
the Skowhegan Grange, Wednesday
evening. The Third and Fourth degrees
will be conferred. There will be an adj
dress by Prof. Ralph W. Leighton on
"Of How Much Actual Value Is the
So-alled Agricultural Education in the
Public SCHOOL," A paper will be given
by Mrs. Lois Patten on THE School
Life of tie Child frem the Standpoint
Of the Parent and Teacher; also one
by Mrs Della Sanford on improve
ment of the Rural School" Training
Children to Regular Habits of Study"
VIII be given by one of the teachers.
Guests for the evening will be Supt.
and Mrs. L. w. Gerrish.
"Childrens Day" will be observed
by the Skowhegan Womans Club,
Wednesday afternoon. A paper will be
given on kindergarten Training,
What 1t Gives Teacher and Child; al
so sketches of lives Of F'roebel and
Pestalozzi.