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the late Mr. Gurney is also replied to in this article. The address 

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CATARRH. 



Catarrbal Deafness— Hay Fever. 



A NEW HOME TREATMENT, 



Sufferers are not generally aware that these 

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 permanently cured in from one to three simple 

 applications made at home by the patient once 

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