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Combined Automatic Vending and Money-Changing Machine. (open access)

Combined Automatic Vending and Money-Changing Machine.

Patent for an improved combined automatic vending and money changing machine. It has "a locking mechanism constructed to lock said article and change-delivery mechanisms when a coin inserted by a purchaser is of less value than the article desired by him, and [a] mechanism for unlocking both of said delivery mechanisms while the purchaser's said coin remains in the machine and adjusting bot of said delivery-mechanisms to thereafter deliver an article corresponding to the value of said coin" (line 1-10).
Date: June 18, 1895
Creator: Sturgis, Herbert Marshall
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Automobile-Wheel and Flexible Tire. (open access)

Combined Automobile-Wheel and Flexible Tire.

Patent for improving tires for the motor vehicles. The invention provides a wheel with a tieldably connected tire so as to take up the vibration upon the vehicle equipped with the wheel. Further, invention provides vehicle wheel with a yieldable rim. This rim is for a wheel formed from sheet metal instead of usual pneumatic tire, eliminating the expense of repairs from punctures and blow-outs.
Date: June 18, 1918
Creator: La Bauve, Henry John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Level and Try Square (open access)

Combined Level and Try Square

Patent for a combined level and try square tool. Illustrations are included.
Date: June 18, 1909
Creator: Blackwell, James H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Rocker for Baby-Carriages. (open access)

Adjustable Rocker for Baby-Carriages.

Patent for adjustable rockers that convert baby carriages into a cradle in a quick and reliable manner.
Date: June 18, 1918
Creator: Hill, Joseph C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Support. (open access)

Adjustable Support.

Patent for adjustable props or supports used in concrete construction or scaffolding, including illustrations.
Date: June 18, 1918
Creator: Ware, Howard T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Members of the Human Relations Commision of the City of Galveston, June 18, 1971] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Members of the Human Relations Commision of the City of Galveston, June 18, 1971]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Members of the Human Relations Commision of the City of Galveston enclosing a copy of the Ordinance under which the commission operates.
Date: June 18, 1971
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 140, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 18, 1902 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 140, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 18, 1902

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 18, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Controlling Mechanism for Windmills. (open access)

Controlling Mechanism for Windmills.

Patent for the operation of a windmill pump that may be automatically controlled so that a constant supply of water will be maintained in the storage tank.
Date: June 18, 1918
Creator: Bradford, Joseph W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Dallas Reunion Senior Pro-Am] captions transcript

[News Clip: Dallas Reunion Senior Pro-Am]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: June 18, 1995
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 149, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 18, 1904 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 149, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 18, 1904

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 18, 1904
Creator: Messmer, W. S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fumigator for Insects. (open access)

Fumigator for Insects.

Patent for a portable fumigator for insects that uses poison laden steam and has a simple, compact, and inexpensive construction. It has a "tubular casing having a liquid-containing tank located within the same, and also having a tampering heating chamber and smoke flue, of a steam pipe located within said tapering chamber and a suitable spirit lamp" (lines 16-20).
Date: June 18, 1895
Creator: Hammer, Willie Alice
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Okmulgee Daily Democrat (Okmulgee, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 53, Ed. 1 Friday, June 18, 1915 (open access)

Okmulgee Daily Democrat (Okmulgee, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 53, Ed. 1 Friday, June 18, 1915

Daily newspaper from Okmulgee, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 18, 1915
Creator: Moroney, J. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Texas Christian Advocate (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. [49], No. [43], Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1903 (open access)

Texas Christian Advocate (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. [49], No. [43], Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes news and information from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South along with advertising.
Date: June 18, 1903
Creator: Rankin, George C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 195, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 18, 1913 (open access)

Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 195, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 18, 1913

Daily newspaper from Amarillo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 18, 1913
Creator: Greer, Hilton R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1992 (open access)

The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1992

Weekly newspaper from Leonard, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 18, 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Letter from Roma Lipowska to the Kempner Family, June 18, 1949] (open access)

[Handwritten Letter from Roma Lipowska to the Kempner Family, June 18, 1949]

Letter from Roma Lipowska to the Kempner Family discussing her and her husband's poor health coupled with the heat of the Spring, an exchange of packages, and her hopes they will write back soon.
Date: June 18, 1949
Creator: Lipowska, Roma
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to A. T. Whayne, June 18, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to A. T. Whayne, June 18, 1953]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to A. T. Whayne acknowledging Whayne's letter of the 15th and agrees that a banquet to honor the Medical College staff is a good idea but expresses concerns about its practicality. He mentions doubts about the availability of necessary equipment and appurtenances for the hospital's opening and the high cost of a worthy banquet. He suggests waiting a few months until adequate facilities are available before planning the event.
Date: June 18, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. S. Holliday, June 18, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. S. Holliday, June 18, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to E. S. Holliday asking E. S. Holliday if the directors have considered Dr. Hamilton Ford's suggestion to locate a mental hospital at La Marque.He seeks to know if the Chamber of Commerce wants a meeting to discuss the hospital's location, preferring advance notice of the Chamber's executives' reactions.
Date: June 18, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Description and demonstration of Mamo appeasement rituals

Bonism is a traditional form of worship involving rituals related to healing and the earth. Some Bon rituals are performed only by certain individuals (Bonpos). In this recording, Bonpo Karma Wangdi demonstrates a ritual appeasement of Mamo (also known as Lamringbu). His wife and extended family are present because they have not seen this ritual performed for the last 15 years. Mr. Wangdi is the last known Bonpo in Chema village in the Trashi Yangste District of Bhutan. He also belongs to the first generation of Dakpa speakers who started speaking Tshangla in their childhood.
Date: June 18, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description and demonstration of Mamo appeasement rituals

Bonism is a traditional form of worship involving rituals related to healing and the earth. Some Bon rituals are performed only by certain individuals (Bonpos). In this recording, Bonpo Karma Wangdi demonstrates a ritual appeasement of Mamo (also known as Lamringbu). His wife and extended family are present because they have not seen this ritual performed for the last 15 years. Mr. Wangdi is the last known Bonpo in Chema village in the Trashi Yangste District of Bhutan. He also belongs to the first generation of Dakpa speakers who started speaking Tshangla in their childhood.
Date: June 18, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description and demonstration of astrological prediction

Mr. Karma Wangdi demonstrates astrology prediction on Gajay using rice, water, incense, and a rosary. When he dips rice into the water, if there is any spirit harming the patient, then the rice will be scattered at the edges of the bowl. If cursed, the rice will stand upward. He concludes that no spirits are harming Gajay; however, he recommends Gajay to offer appeasement wine to the local deity.
Date: June 18, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description and demonstration of astrological prediction

Mr. Karma Wangdi demonstrates astrology prediction on Gajay using rice, water, incense, and a rosary. When he dips rice into the water, if there is any spirit harming the patient, then the rice will be scattered at the edges of the bowl. If cursed, the rice will stand upward. He concludes that no spirits are harming Gajay; however, he recommends Gajay to offer appeasement wine to the local deity.
Date: June 18, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Demonstration of astrological prediction and ritual

Mr. Karma Wangdi demonstrates astrology prediction and a ritual to heal from poisoning.
Date: June 18, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of an epic poem introduction

Performance of an introductory song from the epic of King Gaser Gyalpo of Lithang by Mr. Karma Wangdi.
Date: June 18, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library