"bottle in front of me" (close, but no cigar) (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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"To the Editors of the Supporter" [letter to editor] _The Supporter_,
(Chillicothe, OH) Thursday, July 06, 1809; page 2; col C

[A list of toasts appropriate to the 4th of July]

"Champaine to our real friends, and real pain to our sham friends."

Note:  the previous column on the same page, in reference to an
accusation of rape, was headlined "RAPE-MASTER GENERAL AGAIN!".


> -----Original Message-----
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> From the same year, under the heading "Volunteer Toasts":
>
> 1834 _Hagers-Town (Md.) Free Press_ 9 July 2/6 Champaigne to
> our real friends, and real pain to our sham friends.
>
>
> --Ben Zimmer
>
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