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Desk Candy and New York Amusements in 1927
Diary style column notes Bob Brinkerhoff and others, observations on a Dutch Treat luncheon, Dartmouth banjo progress, Sinclair Lewis and H. T. Webster mail, and a dinner with Bror Dahlberg. Describes a desk candy fad among busy men, gendered candy use, and a doctor’s cautionary view on obesity. Compares high theater and taxi overcharges with consumerPrices. Ted Lewis is highlighted as a jazz figure returning to Broadway. Copyright 1927 McNaught Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. McIntyre
New York
Pepys
Bob Brinkerhoff
Dartmouth
Buster West
London
Sinclair Lewis
H. T. Webster
Paris
Bror
Mary Dahlberg
Holden
Ted Lewis
Ohio
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McNaught Syndicate, Inc