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Visitor in Paris Sees Saloon Coffee Served in Wine Glass
Two letters from Mrs. G H Thompson of Waterloo Iowa delegate to the World Convention of the W C T U in London and Rene Touris recount humorous and quaint impressions from wartime Paris A visitor in a Paris saloon found coffee served in a wine glass while French prices and language posed challenges The notes also describe a Bedford Pilgrimage to Bunyan’s home and a London temperance sermon with crime statistics attributed to strong drink.
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Paris
G. H.thompson
Waterloo
Iowa
London
Rene Touris
United States
Rene
Harry T. Fisher
Y. MC. A
Bunyans
Thompson
Bedford
John Bunyan
John Bunyans
St. Paul's
England
Dover
Calais
Napoleon
Place Des Invalides
Pridal