The Press: Don't Mention It

As one of the useful tricks of their tricky trade, Broadway columnists slip the names of saloonkeepers and cafe owners into their paragraphs. Last week in Boston, newsmen noticed that the name of Saloonkeeper Toots Shor had been mentioned by five syndicated columnists on one day. They hastily formed the Society for the Prevention of the Mention of the Name of Toots Shor. First resolve: to blue-pencil the name for six months.

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