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Senator Vest Reluctantly Endures Coffee in St. Charles
During an early campaign swing through Missouri Senator Vest stayed overnight in St. Charles. At breakfast he rejected the coffee, questioning the proprietor in a sharp exchange. The proprietor answered simply that it was coffee, to which Vest retorted that he could produce far better coffee along the Missouri River to Alton, Illinois.
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