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Wine Gellar.
The "Mavrodaphne Greek Wine, which is having a
fine sale in this country, is a wine strictly pure, very old
Tokay of light character, containing thirteen percent
of alcohol, and is call ed the ' ' genuine medical Tokay,
a natural remedy." It is a favorite with the ladies.
The agents for the United States are
J.
D. Buchtel
&
Co. ,
24
East F ifty-ninth Street, New York City, and it
is sold for Sr 5 a case. Mr. Buchtel has the honor to
have had conferred upon him the silver cross of the
Knights of the R oyal Order of the Savior by George
I.,
king of the Hellenes. This mark of his appreciation
was for his endeavors to introduce into thi s country and
to bring into general use the Greek wines.
Mr. G. S. Nichols, 43 Beaver
Str~et,
New York City,
has been appointed sole agent for the Piper-Heidsieck
champagne for United States and Canada.
Mean and adulterated drinks supply the temperance
fanatics with their most powerful arguments, and if it
were possible to abolish the manufacture and sale of
these abomiuable concoctions there would be less need
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