Geneva is the worst tippling city in Europo. :A bottle of common brandy can be had for 20 cents, and the average liquor bill per capita is as high as £lO a years. After breakfast the Geneva' storekeeper takes. a glass of cognac" to brighten liim up," towards noon a nip of absinthe or vermouth "to give liim an appetite," and at about '. four another to " stimulate." A bottle • of wine goes with dinner and supper, '■mii'petit verve of cognac after each, A "nightcap" closes the day.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1341, 31 March 1883, Page 3
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87Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1341, 31 March 1883, Page 3
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