Topeka Boy Made Concordia Loan and Trust Manager
John A. Prescott, a Topeka native and 23 year old graduate of Kansas State University, has been appointed general manager of the Concordia Loan and Trust Company in Kansas City. The firm reorganizes the Lombard Investment Company and continues the former Lombard business across regions. Prescott is currently on a monthlong business trip and is a recognized Topeka figure.
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Prescott
Lombard
Topeka
Kansan City
John A. Prescott
A. H. Horton
Concordia Loan and Trust Company
Wnbard
Kansas City
Te City
E Re
Kansas State University
Tie Be
Investment Trust Company of America
H. E Ball
Topeka Society Circles Highlight Recent Local Events
In Topeka and surrounding areas society circles showcase vibrant recent gatherings. Updates cover notable attendees, hosting venues, and social routines among prominent residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Topeka Society Notes Mention Travel and Events
Personal items describe Miss Kate Adams departing with friends for Austin Island Maine and Philadelphia station, many relatives visiting Topeka, upcoming Fourth of July plans, with several locals traveling to Chicago Denver and St Joseph. Insurance fund proposal for Topeka schools and other local notes wrap the social column.
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Topeka Pee
Kate Adams
Miss Adams
Beob, Robinson
Nora Norria
Dan Adams
Misa Nellis Clough
Kansas City
Robinson
Austin’s Island
Maine
Helen Adams
St Louis
Philadelphia
Dita Cora Sim
Arthur
Wichita
T. J. Kellam
Colorado
Weaver
Grace
Galesburg
Ill
Ed Mickey
St. Joy
Topeka
Maude Archibald
West Tenth Street
St. Joe
Galveston
W. W. Webb
Archie
D. J. Harding
Elle Wingert
Denver
Laura Losk
Parsons
George Eagle
Souis
Edith Meredith
Hutchinson
Lucile Miller
Burlington
Kans
Anna McCabe
Kans City
Miss May
Peru
Indiana
D. Beatty
Letha Leachman
Spencer
Edna Ona
W. W. Gavitt
Chicago
Mia
William M. Hord
Baby Esther
East Lake City
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Frances Bresett
Sims
P. H. Adam
Oxford
Vinewood
Lottie Smith
New York
J. D. Smith
Quincy Street
William Connors
Rochester
N. Y
Mr. Connors
Pred McDonald
Ted Lef Todly
Jerry Black
Arthur Mills
Leavenworth
Berenice McDonald
St Marya
When Schools Burn The School Board Will Have Fund to Pay the Law
The Topeka board of education quits paying insurance premiums to insurers to protect twenty school buildings from fire. It decides self insurance is cheaper, having paid $6,054.37 over twelve years with only one loss.
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Sumner
T. A. Beck
Fifth Ward
Topeka
Beck Ie
Prem. Harrison
Gran Washington Garten Euclid
Brick
Board of Education
Topeka Bank Changes Hands and Local Arrangements
Willis Norton estate yields exclusive ownership of Citizens Bank. Special policemen named for circus day include Wilcox McNair Dumont Bernard Wilkerson and Doc Ward. Maybell Miller and HE M Jones wed in Cincinnati. Topeka ball team has two managers, Brownfield and Mote. J H Brigham to speak at Grange meeting in Mission township. City building directory placed at foot of stairs by Councilman Stevens.
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J. H. Brigham
National Grange
Grange Hall
Mission Township
Stevens
Depew Bride Rumors Spark Chauncey M. Depew Remarks
New York July 2 Chauncey M. Depew dismissed engagement rumors with humor saying he is not engaged to be married. He noted monthly reports vary as to his bride old wealthy widow a young poor widow or a childhood playmate turned wife. He joked about the best variation being the childhood friend turned wife. Royal baking powder praised for strength and purity in recipes.
North Topeka Items Of Interest On North Side River
Brief local items noting Rol Nichols in Kansas City and D J Hathaway traveling to Manhattan. Amity lodge 231 K of P installed officers. George Conant visiting Northside friends from Oska Tocna, while Martha Aiken of Hoyt heads to Kansas City. Families camping at Maple Hill, delegates named for temperance rally and church groups. Local ads list horse shoving, bread specials, Capital Library and stable services.
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Rol Nichols
Kansas City
D. J. Hathaway
Manhattan
Amity Lodge
K. of
George Conant
Oska- Tocna
North Bide
Martha Aiken
Hoyt
J. A. Lukens
L. HL. Worthington
W. J. Miller
Maple Hill
Mill Creek
Christian Church
Hamilton Hall
M. Ingele
Ed M. Sherburne
Helen E Moses
Mattie Coulter
J. A. Coulter
Local business directory features North Topeka firms
Pratt Bros offers groceries and meats with fair prices. Lukens Bros markets Stutz Walker buggies and road wagons. Willets advertises embalming services with a hearse. Arnold Son sells drugs and Munyon remedies. Heller promotes groceries and meats. Proudst runs Magnet Restaurant and wholesale fruits. North Topeka Carriage Works lists repair and blacksmithing.
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Pratt Bros
North Topeka
TL Riordan
Kansas Avenue
Lukens Bros
Stutz & Walker
C. W. Willets
Kan
Oriental School of Embalming
A. J. Arnold &Son
North
Kangas Avenue
Munyon
J. H. Heller
N. Kan
A. J. Proudst
N. Kanava
West Laurent Street
Honest Abe and the Rev Shofie Office Grant
President Lincoln recalls appointing an honest minister, Rev Shofie, to a revenue post after a referral by Col. Chootsper. Three years later a messenger brings Rev Shofie, prompting Lincoln to revisit the earlier decision and reflect on honesty as the true prerequisite for public service.
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Mr. Lincoln
Shofie
Shotie
Unela Abe
Adam Shofie
Shim
Manredar
Munyon Rheuma Cure claims cure for rheumatism
John L Gill of 34 North Grant Avenue Columbus aged 43 testifies that after thirty years of rheumatism and failed treatments Munyon's Rheuma em Cure relieved pain within twelve hours and promises cures in one to five days for various rheumatic ailments. Munyon's Homeopathic Company offers remedies nationwide for 25 cents a bottle with free diagnostic advice from Professor Munyon at Arch Street Philadelphia.
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John L. Gill
Grant Avenue
Columbus
Munyon
Munyon’s Homeopathic Home Remedy Company
Philadelphia
Arch Street
Lincoln and the Honest Man in a Gilded Tale
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts President Lincoln reacting to a resignation offer from a preacher named Shoflo or Shofle. The narrator contemplates debt, honesty, and a comical misreading of wealth, with Lincoln quipping about “Shades” and mischief while detectives verify a surprising salary.
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Gloria
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Price
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General Notes OF Society
United States
Thiele
Joe Reed
Thomas H. Bain
Ohio
B. Bradford
Ottawa
Fred Close, Jr
Whiting-Horton
St. Louis
Shawnee County
J. Bear
Harrison Telephone Company
Mary Elizabeth Lease
Atitchison
Silver Lake
Oscar Bischoff
Bain & Slater
Mr. Jennings
Peter Smith
Depew
Isttor
Abe
Thes
Thad
Shoflo
Thas
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Europa
Shofle
Sofie
Giaster
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