Blue Ridge Bank Robbery Suspect Confesses
Fred Absalon, 25, of Blue Ridge, confesses to killing Cashier Kirby during a February 15, 1921 bank robbery. He describes entering the bank, taking money, fighting with the banker using a crank, shooting him, and fleeing with the loot before hiding at a lodging house.
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Houtsen
Tex
Blue Ridge
Kirby
Fred J. Absalon
Milby Hotel
Doc” Sammon
Abgolon
Fred Switzer
Absalon
Fred Absalon
Coleman's Place
Thorndale Business Men Organize Monday Meeting
A Thorndale gathering of business men and local farmers at the American Legion hall aimed to form a cooperative organization to boost community interests. The event featured Thorndale’s 24 piece band, Rockdale Chamber of Commerce members, and discussions on rats, fire and police protection, Boy Scouts, and cooperative marketing for farmers. The narrative then shifts to a personal recollection of a 1921 arrest involving Fred Absalon, with accounts of hotel stays, moneysecreted actions, and police activity. Witnesses J J Settegast Jr and L E Memper are noted.
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Thorndale
American Legion Hall
Drake
Rockdale
Waddell Pitts
Houston
Milby Hotel
Milby
Doc Sammon
The
Milky
Dec Sammon
Fred
Fred Absalon
J. J. Settegast, Jr
L. E. Memper
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims health benefits
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a simple quinine and iron syrup that purifies blood, strengthens energy, improves appetite, and adds color to the cheeks. It is promoted as suitable for children and to destroy malaria and grip germs. Price listed as 60c.
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Grove
Thorndale Club Seeks Broad Benefits From Community Drive
The Thorndale Champion reports a meeting organized by local business and farming leaders inviting ladies children and Boy Scouts to brainstorm benefits for the town. Attendees aim to imagine diverse improvements and submit ideas for community good through the club.
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Thorndale
No Worms in a Healthy Child Ad for Tonic
Claims a tonic will enrich the blood improve digestion and act as a general strengthening tonic to dispel intestinal worms in children. Describes pleasant taste and price of 75e per bottle.
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Grove
Dodson's Liver Tone Calomel Sale Promises Safe Liver Aid
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant laxative that replaces calomel. It claims the product regulates liver stomach and bowels without sickness and features a money back guarantee. It asserts 15 million bottles sold and urges readers not to salivate or sicken.
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Dodson
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Remedy Promoted
An advertisement touts Sage tea with sulfur or Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a simple method to darken gray faded hair. It claims natural, even coloration after several applications and offers a ready-made bottle for easy home use.
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Wyeth
Citation by Publication Milam County Suit 1921
Public notice commands sheriff or constable to publish weekly for four weeks that Will Ewing must appear in Milam County District Court at Cameron on March 7 1921 to answer a petition filed February 1 1921 in case No 8384 by plaintiff Mary Ewing alleging statutory grounds of cruel treatment
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State of
Texas
Milam County
Will Ewing
District Court
Cameron
Mary Ewing
John Tunstall
Neely Tunstall
Penn Wolf
Writ Return Filed in Milam County Court
The document records a writ to be shown at the next term with return on execution. Clerk Penn Wolf of the District Court Milam County Texas signs and seals the record dated February 1 1921 in Cameron.
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Penn Welf
Milam County
Tex
Cameron
A. D
Seal
Penn Wolf
Texas
Penn ‘Wolf
Abandonment suit filed in Cameron Texas court
Neely Tunstall sues John Tunstall in Milam County District Court docket No 8040 claiming statutory grounds of three years abandonment. The writ dated February 1 1921 requires appearance at the next term and submission of the petition.
Our Jeweler tests your eyes and fire glasses
Geo A Thomas and Sons Drugs and Jewelry advertises eye tests and fire glasses. The notice highlights their jewelry and drugstore offerings, implying a general retail service for optics and safety eyewear.
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Geo, A. Thomas & Sons
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Absolon
Cashier Kirby
Chamber OF Commerce
Chichesters Pills
Chi-Chesters
Ali
Calomel
S. E. Brogdon
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Ghas, W. Price
Henne & Meyer
Cameron, Texas
S. P. Cross
First National Bank
Turkeys
Bran
Alfalfa Hay
Sudan
Kash
F. A. Green
Plymouth Rock
Terry
Pennsylvania
Daugherty Motor Co
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