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Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 139, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 139, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. EIGHTH YEAR, No. 110, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. EIGHTH YEAR, No. 110, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Wardrobe, Bureau, and Wash Stand. (open access)

Combined Wardrobe, Bureau, and Wash Stand.

Patent for a new and improved combination chiffarobe and wash stand. This design is "constructed with a main wardrobe section provided with hinged upper doors having lower ledges or shelves, respectively, and bureau and wash-stand structures hinged at opposite sides of the wardrobe below its doors and adapted when closed to close the lower front part of the wardrobe, and said door-ledges forming top covers to the wash-stand and bureau" (lines 31-40).
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: Wulff, Henry F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barrel for Outhouses. (open access)

Barrel for Outhouses.

Patent for a new and improved barrel. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the barrel-head having the opening, of the cover adapted to close said opening, the bolt extending through said cover and into the barrel, the clamping bar longer than the width of said opening in the barrel-head, said bar being centrally pivoted by a rivet to the lower end of said bolt, and a nut screwed upon the upper end of said bolt for clamping said cover in position" (lines 16-25).
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: Carrico, Thomas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 105, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888 (open access)

Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 105, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: Garrett, O. H. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 95, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 95, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 270, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 8, 1888 (open access)

Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 270, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 8, 1888

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 155, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 155, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 1833, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 1833, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 8, 1888

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Motor. (open access)

Mechanical Motor.

Patent for a new and improved motor. This design consists, "with the frame having the side and end slots, of the two drive-wheels and their springs, the movable spring-actuated shaft having the central pinion, the pivoted lever, the catch of the same, the crank-shaft formed with the central crank and having the pinion, the connecting-pitman, the pivoted adjustable fan-rod formed with the series of apertures near its upper end and along its central part, the adjustable weight, and the connecting-rod" (lines 116-126).
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: Haines, Samuel Alfred
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Sweep. (open access)

Cotton Sweep.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-sweep. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the frame, having the longitudinal beams and with the detachable shanks of the blades or points each composed of the outer long arm and the inner short arm, making the front angle of about forty-five degrees with each other, and having their lower front edges sharpened" (lines 83-90).
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: Knight, Thaddeus Warsaw
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn and Cotton Planter (open access)

Corn and Cotton Planter

Patent for improvements to corn and cotton planters, including illustrations.
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: Tedder, Louis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the inner shell or cream-receptacle having the pipe formed therewith, and with the ring near its upper end, the outer shell having its upper end contracted to engage the ring of the cream-receptacle and inclose the pipe, and provided with the side opening at its upper end, and a valve located in the pipe to open and close by the action of the dasher moving in the cream-cylinder" (lines 1-10).
Date: May 8, 1888
Creator: Richards, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History