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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
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 O.
 Died of pneumonia, aged 25.
 Died of cancer, aged 5i.
 And so on down the list. Do you md 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 It's dark bony finger to the silent way. VIII you follow 1t, or fight IL?
 Gauss Combined Catarrh Treatment will save you. and avoid for you years of future misery. Gauss Treatment perma- nently cures cstarrh in the common sense way. He proves 1t, 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, 366s Main st., Marshall, Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Sniffler Chased
 Out of Meeting
, Enraged Audience Roughly Handle.
 oaeser Who Interrupts Speech

San Antonio, September 19.-Durlng a public primary meeting here today mid dle aged man in the audience who was fimbling rolled up handkerchief in his hand and consistently shilling and pull ing his nose during the delivery of a speech was forcibly elected from the as- oembly hall Cries Of Kick him ou'' and "Choke the lobster interrupted the pro- ceedings and finally resulted in a grand rush for the nose butler by some of the enraged hearers. He was grabbed by the coat collar and unceremoniously and swiftly moved toward the door.
 When the man first sat down and began loudly tearing out a throat hawk. the au- dience shifted nervously. After continu- ing the draw rattle of his catarrh through . one of the most stirring parts Of the speech the audience gave vent to its feel inss. He was roughly handled on the way out and sustained several severe bruises. H. was taken to the county hospital.
 II is such occurrences as these which make the catarrh victim one of the de- spised of his race. He can't help show h.s disease If this man had simply spent . few moments time to send to C. l.. Gauss for a package of the wonderful Gauss Catarrh Treatment, he never you'd have suffered such an ndignitv as Icing kicked out of public meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Seek Divorce;
 Can't Stand Catarrh
Wife Says it is Either Separate or Die
 of Disgust

Lincoln, Neb., September 19.-Henry D, Rasmussen, it is reported, is to be sued for divorce because his wife can no longer endure a catarrhal affliction of which Rasmussen is said to have Been victim for the last two years.
 Mrs. Rasmussen states that no woman with any shadow of self respect could consent to be in constant association even with a man she loved who was afflicted in the manner she states. She says she regrets the publicity attached to a suit for divorce, but that it is either that or simply lie down and die in disgust
 Plain language is the only thing to use in trying to deal with such an af- fiction as catarrh. The facts are plain. There is man, an ablebodied, robust, vigorous business man, blessed with a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
HOW TO JUDGE A MANS HONESTY
The Man Who Lets You "See for Your.
 self" is Usually Honest

Men as a rule are first discovered by their enemies Their antagonists turn on the searchight and the proof of merit will depend on being able to stand the gleam There are always men who aim to tear down every good thing, and there have been men who set about to ridicule the Gauss Catarrh Treatment and fiura- lively tear it into shreds. They turned on the gleam and dssected it. They expected to find mere dross and found gold. So Gauss has been discovered by his ene- mics.
 But regardless of all this, if a man will
 fshow the goods" he has, willingly and openly, and let his patients prove first to themselves by their own senses the value of what he offers them, instead of expecting them to take his word for |it. there must be something of value in his goods" it must show his inten- tions to be honest.
 Every catarrh victim should make a test of the great Gauss Catarrh Treat ment. If is free. All you have to do Is to spend a minute or two cutting out the coupon below, filling in with your name and address and send it on to C. E. Gauss, 3666 Main street. Marshall. Mich You will get back package of the Gauss Catarrh Treatment in plain wrapper and under seal. with full infor- nation and instructions. IL costs you nothing and you put yourself under no obligation whatever
 Under it. according to instructions. don't expect too much of the treatment you get and 1t will prove to you that the worst case of catarrh can be cured. and that the Gauss Catarrh Treatment can do it.
 Cut out and mail the coupon today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Humiliation of Gagging, Splitting, Bad Breath and H. and the Terrible Dangers and Results of Catarrh Ar
Some Results
 of Catarrh
Even Slight Cases of Catarrh Have
 Terrible Consequences

Every case of catarrh, of course, Is not fatal Nor does every case result in consumption or bronchitis. but never theless they are very frequent. No man or woman knows what his or her case of catarrh will lead to- Men of robust health have succumbed to resulting con- sumption and partial idiocy. Women or strong vitality have become nervous wrecks and victims of bronchitis. Your good health is not always a preventive against the eatarrh germs.
 The more you feel sure there is no dan ger of the eatarrh resulting in disease more serious, the more danger there is' simply because you will neglect yourself. This happens in hundreds of cases, ana we see it recorded almost daily in the letters we receive. "If I had only started earlier" is a very frequent expression, showing that our warning is not fanci- full, but based on fearful reality.
 Even slight cases of catarrh may re- suit in nose cancer than which there is hardly a more pitiful affliction in this world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
''Thank Heavens, We Have Such a
 Man as Gauss

There is no case too serious for MT. Gauss to consider: no case too slight fos eonsiderate attention; whoever writes ts him receives a prompt reply; whatevep questions are asked are answered, and advice is freely given. It is his liberal treatment of every one, the broad view that he takes of every ones whims and eocentricities. and his sympathy for the afflicted, that has so often brought forth in letters received from happy patients all over the land this sentiment, Thank heavens, we have such a man as Gauss''
 It is not necessary to write a letter In asking for a free treatment. Just cut out the coupon at the bottom of this page and send it to c. E. Gauss, s666 Main st, Marshall, Mich, and you will receive by return mail in plain sealed wrapper a free package of Gauss Catarrh Treat ment It will cost you nothing, and put you under no obligation whatever. This Is to prove to you at once what the treat ment will do, even in the worst cases Of catarrh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Shilling and Hawking All Day Long

please. I wish that I was my mother 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 l know what they think of me, everyone 1 know my friends shun me, for even Jack, my old college ehum, 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 repulsive 1 am. Lsee it in the way they look ard act.
 People I 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. can't remember things as I used to. Thoughts slip away from me. I say things I don't mean and mean things 1 never say.
 My head is thick and my brain is in a fog.
 l 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 q fever but my hands are cold, and ] 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 it faithfully. l won't let it go 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 a common sense plan, and Gauss proves it. Cut out the coupon below and mail it today and get free treatment of the Gauss treatment and prove 10 your oNn satisfaction that 1t will cure you. Whether you have ca tarrh slightly or seriously it may be the means of brightening your life, now overgbadowed by catarrh Send coupon to c. L. Gauss, 566s Main street, Marshall, Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Catarrh
 At Meals
The catarrh Victim, Especially at tn, 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 an appetite losing hawk and a hank. utterly unmind- full of the nausea he causes to other peo- pie 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 delicious mouth watering appetite, here comes the hawker with nose jerking grim aces a jerk-gurgle in his throat, and a balled up handkerchief in his hand. Hor- TOTS. forget it. Go away and cure that catarrh before appearing at q public ta- ble and mingling your bad breath with the scent of steamng tenderlom steak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
United States Commissioner
 Heard FrOn

Having been absent for some time,
 now take the opportunity of answerins your letter. I took the treatment d, nearly as I could and would state ths I am cured. It is the best catarrh med cine that I have ever taken, having tre { everything that I could hear or read of and l am thoroughly satisfied that It l. a genuine remedy for catarrh, and if ever I feel the effects of this disease coming back to me I should immediately order more of your treatment. Your medicins for taking internally l 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., 1912-12-01
In the Coils
 from Childhood

have suffered with catarrh since was years old. but 1t has annoyed me more in the last two years.
 l tried everything 1 read or heard of but they did me no good, and l saw your advertisement in a paper and I wrote to you and received q sample pack age. I was impressed so fayorably with the sample that l immediately sent for the full treatment.
 | have suffered much with the dropping back into my throat and after I had taken the medicine for three or four weeks this nasty sensation entirely ceased and I have never had any return of if. I am now fully cured of my ca tarrh and I am very grateful to you and your medicine.
 ] will be very glad to help any one whom l think needs t, and if you wish to use my name you may do so, as l am so grateful that I wish everybody who needs 1t would use ii, and l am
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
 Any Mere Asking, It's Marvellous Powers
THOUGHT WIFE A coNsuMPTlvE

Your catarrh medicine is 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. I have tried all kinds of medicine and found them no good, till tried yours, and 1t acted right away. I recommend 1t to all my friends. You may mention my name if you please, and they can write to me and will let them know how bad my wife was with catarrh. But she is we'll woman once more. W. Thomas, 9S9 Talman ave-, Chicago, III.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
4 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 10 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 aged nercely through the years like a 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 nanSp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Catarrh Kills
 linking Power
Gradual CIouding of the Brain and Loss of Memory Inevitable
 Result of Catarrh

catarrh anywhere in the head or throat or ear is right next ta~ the brain. The ea- tarrh germs grow fast. does an enor- nous amount of damage in it's borrowings into bone and flesh, and is difhcuit To destroy. There are thousands of httie nerves that run from all parts or the face and head to the brain. Some or these little nerves have to pass through probably a mass of catarrhal infiamma- tions on the road to the brain. When they do they are weakened and sometimes de- stroyed.
 What affects the nerves is bound to affect the brain, and when the nerves are deadened by constant catarrhal dls- charges there Is bound to be certain torpor or stupidity brought about in the brain of the victim. Thus follows sleep lessness, inability to think clearly or to connect ideas, loss of memory, lack of concentration, lack of presence of mind and wandering of thought.
 When it takes such a comparatively short time to cure this terrible disease by the Gauss common sense treatment and regain the flash and brilliancy of the normal brain there is no good reason why one should not spend the two or three minutes it takes to cut out the coupon below and send 1t to c. E. Gauss and have him prove to you that he is right and that he positively cures catarrh. The coupon below mailed now will bring you back by return mail a package of the wonderful Gauss treatment. It costs you absolutely nothing. Address c. F.. Gauss,
 S6e6 Main street, Marshall, Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Catarrh Fatality Frequent

Some of the frequent results of catarrh are bronchitis, pneumonia, death and 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 eatarrh 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 a full realiza- tion of what it is to have catarfh-a coN- mon disease, it Is true, but with com- mon result-msery for years if not death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
| w ant to
 Cure You

l 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 q one minute conversation with Gauss patient you would be firmly con- vinced that the statements set forth here arc facts.
 But I 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., 1912-12-01

paying business a 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 catarrll victim comes home from work-the face of his gentle mate turning away from 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., 1912-12-01
Hr-a-W-kk!
Catarrh Victims Fearfully
 Nauseating to Those Who Are Near Them
The Positive Cure for Catarrh is the
 Gauss Treatment-A Free Trial, to Prove 1t, Is Sent to All II. Who Write for it

There is nothing so nauseating as to have to sit next to a gagging catarrh vie- tim or to talk to one of them and have whiffs of bad oatarrh breath constantly blown into your face. No man or wom- an suffering with catarrh can avoid these things, because it is a part of the catarrh itself. though the victim may not realize or know that his very presence carries with it a certain garbage atmosphere. You can't smell your own breath and you can seldom smell your own smell.
 The constant splitting and hacking and nose jerking is enough to make even the members of onefs own family breathe a sigh of relief when the hawker closes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
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 it yourself. Therefore we send you a treat ment al 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. E. Gauss, 3666 Main street, Marshall, Mich. When you see your catarrh begin to leave you you will appreciate what it is to have real, genuine cure for catarrh that can be relied on. Send the coupon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

sure that 1t will cure them. Miss Matte Drullnger, Brdsells street South Bend, Ind.
 What l lsavc done for thousands of others I will do for you. 1 offer you my treatment that will cure eatarrh free of charge.
 can do no more, the matter lies en- tirely with your own good judgment Simply fill out the coupon in the lower right hand corner. mail it today and you receive 2 trial package of my remedy free That's all there is to 1t. Ii a weeks time you will be on the road to recoNery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
'1F | HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVERn

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 90, or co, clutched by catarrh If you only had your life to live over, 9 cent stamp would blot out all the misery
 It is not too late Cut out the coupon below, fill in your name and address and take courage. Do 1t willingly and with hope. Mail it to c. r. Gauss, 3668 Main street, Marshall, Mich, and you will get by return mall free package of Gauss catarrh Treatment 10 prove that it will cure you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

That is usually the way catarrh starts with 6 bad cold.
 Better spend few days destroying the catarrh germ right from the start, than waiting and putting off until you feel droppings in your throat and your nose cogged 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 a slight cold or 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. E. Gauss, S666 Main street, Marshall, Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Doctor Says Blindness
 Due to Catarrh
lAssoclated Press plspafcll.

'-h~0oNtatFb l-if7o DlSDdltlI+J
 London, August e.-Dr IT. Manning Fish of Joliet, H., declared at the medical congress that most of the blind ness in the world Is the result of catarrh in the upper nasal cavities or the bony cells composing the roof of the nostrls.
 pr. Fish described his experience in thlrty-six cases, covering period of several years. claiming that in each Of these immediate improvement of the vision followed the effective treatment of the diseased nasal cavities and ad- vised that in cases of loss of vision fol- lowing grip. measles scarlet fever and kindred ailments. relief be sought through treatment of the noses of tlie patients
 Catarrh is caused by q germ which must be destroyed before the catarrh itself can be cured If not cured, blind ness may result. An extended history of the many extraordinary cures effected hy the Gauss treatment will probably be brought to the attention of the next in- ternationai meeting os the medical con- creee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
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- matie effect upon the nerves.
 Even on Pike's Peak which is over 14,00O feet above the sea level, catarrh seemed to attack several of the attaches 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 a lake or river that you can't have catarrh, or that you have only q chronic cold when your nose has been stopped up for some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
An Old Soldier
 Grateful

Mir Gauss, I have finished your treat ment now, and 1 am completely cured. My wife says she cannot detect any of 1t left and says my catarrh is gone. She ought to know, for she is a graduated nurse. l 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., 1912-12-01
CUPID RETURNS

Mother-How does it happen. Helen. that you have started going with Henry Hawk again? l 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., 1912-12-01
CURE IS CERTAIN

You can cure that catarrh, slight or SC rious. once and forever. by means of ths only oommon-sense sure cure for catarrh. Gauss Combined Treatment We don't 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.