The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1918 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 8, 1918
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper-Tool-Lifting Mechanism. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper-Tool-Lifting Mechanism.

Patent for a "hand and footlifting mechanism capable of independent operation whereby either the hand or the foot operations may be performed, and the tools or hoes either lifted without disturbing their fixed adjustment or their elevation adjusted as desired," (lines 14-20) including illustrations.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: East, Arthur R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History