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To: EternalVigilance; henkster; GeronL

What’s in the bottle might be local homemade cider. The books mentioned that American soldiers were very impressed with the product.

The signboard behind is advertising “Tonic Wine with Quinine,” an anti-malaria beverage.


36 posted on 07/31/2014 12:01:11 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No power in the 'verse can stop me.)
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To: Tax-chick

anti-malaria beverage must have sold well since France was a tropical jungle in those days.

:p


37 posted on 07/31/2014 12:02:28 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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The books mentioned that American soldiers were very impressed with the product.

I'm sure they were...(snicker)

42 posted on 07/31/2014 12:49:10 PM PDT by henkster (Do I really need a sarc tag?)
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