Nightlife Notes from Pepys Like Diary of Modern Times
The piece recounts artsy evenings in New York with Paul Whiteman items, Will Hogg and William Coe, Frank Pollack, Roger Kahn, and Helen Morgan at Montmartre and clubs. It mentions urban characters, nightlife chatter, and a closing note on lost underworld nicknames as police see fewer of them.
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New York
Pepys
Paul Whiteman
Will
Roger Kahn
Charlie Journal
Montmartre
Helen Morgan
Fragmented OCR Roundup of Colorful Names and Dishes
A garbled cursory passage lists colorful nicknames such as Chicago Red Montreal Cave and Omaha Pete and cites a police blotter of crooks with names like Hurl burt Wagstaff J. Martin Zinn Edouard La Clerc and Barton Funstan. It notes maitre de hotel single-name usage expanding to others and shops using single names for individuals. It mentions new desserts on cafe menus a frozen heart shaped scoffle with an iced red arrow.
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Chicago Red
Montreal
Cave
Omaha Pete
Second Avenue
Goggs
Hurlburt Wagstaff
J. Martin Zinn
Edouard la Clerc
Barton Funstan
Theodore
Robert
Pierre
Arthur
Madison Avenue
Mary
Louise
Florence
Swagpk Cafe
Sugar Cone Dreamer Delights Yet Fails Price Tag
A pastry item described as visually appealing with delicate silver spun sugar is noted as attractive but not worth two dollars. The copy references a 1927 McNaught Syndicate copyright, signaling archival newspaper language and branding.
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The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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