The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1894 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1894

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 17, 1894
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2057: Hawkins, Lady Stuart (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2057: Hawkins, Lady Stuart (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Hawkins, Lady Stuart (Minor) and J.A. Stuart (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1894-10-17/1901-05-18
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Handling and Cleaning Seed Cotton. (open access)

Machine for Handling and Cleaning Seed Cotton.

Patent for improvements in machines for handling and cleaning seed cotton: "For uploading cotton from wagons and for transferring it from place to place, for example, from wagon to storehouse or from the wagon or the storehouse to the gin house when it is to be delivered to gins or gin feeders, pneumatic apparatus has advantages over other devices" (lines 12-18).
Date: April 17, 1894
Creator: Elam, William E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History