The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1896 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1896

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 22, 1896
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1984: Pelt, Jno. C. & Lela (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1984: Pelt, Jno. C. & Lela (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Pelt, Jno. C. & Lela (Minors) and Sallie O. Smith (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1896-01-22/1899-03-18
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1786: Nix, Alanzo & Wyatt (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1786: Nix, Alanzo & Wyatt (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Nix, Alanzo & Wyatt (Minors) and G.C. Fahin (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1896-02-22/1899-05-11
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calendar. (open access)

Calendar.

Patent for "a perpetual calendar embodying such a construction that the movement of a finger device will turn wheels, so as to successively display the names of the days of the week, the numbers of the days of the months, and the names of the months, the mechanism being such that the name of a month will be displayed until the numbers of all its days have been displayed, when the name of the succeeding month will be displayed, and so on." (Lines 13-22) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 22, 1896
Creator: Dickason, Frank B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History