Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1883 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1883

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 22, 1883
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Vorwärts. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. [18], Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1884 (open access)

Texas Vorwärts. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. [18], Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1884

Weekly German-language newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 22, 1884
Creator: Schütze, Julius
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Cleaning Gun Barrels, Flues, &c. (open access)

Device for Cleaning Gun Barrels, Flues, &c.

Patent for a new and improved gun-barrel cleaner. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a flat shank having a hole in its intermediate portion, a pivot-bolt having its middle round and its ends square, and a cleaning-head secured upon said bolt, said head consisting of two parts, one part being secured upon each end of said bolt" (lines 4-9).
Date: February 22, 1887
Creator: Simpson, John Speake
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History