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86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2324, Chapter 100 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2324, Chapter 100

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Tarrant County Hospital District.
Date: May 21, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 116 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 116

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of the Reverend Clinton Roderick Dobson of Arlington.
Date: May 21, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at Arlington Operating Budget: 2015 (open access)

University of Texas at Arlington Operating Budget: 2015

Proposed budget for University of Texas at Arlington outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation and an alphabetical index by department.
Date: August 21, 2014
Creator: University of Texas at Arlington
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus For Protecting And Preserving Poles And The Like (open access)

Apparatus For Protecting And Preserving Poles And The Like

Patent for add-on device to shield existing electric posts and poles from decay over time and weather damage.
Date: September 21, 1920
Creator: Lewis, Thomas E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at Arlington Operating Budget: 2014 (open access)

University of Texas at Arlington Operating Budget: 2014

Proposed budget for University of Texas at Arlington outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation and an alphabetical index by department.
Date: August 21, 2013
Creator: University of Texas at Arlington
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Shade and Curtain Hanger (open access)

Window Shade and Curtain Hanger

Patent for a window shade and curtain hanger. This invention is designed with a bracket attached to the frame in order to hold the pole for draping a shade or curtain. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Gregson, Emily G. L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Buffing Inner Tubes and the Like. (open access)

Machine for Buffing Inner Tubes and the Like.

Patent for a more efficient and adjustable machine to buff inner tubes and other fabrics.
Date: October 21, 1919
Creator: Hibbs, Cassell D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lubricator for Eccentrics (open access)

Lubricator for Eccentrics

Patent for a lubricator for eccentrics. This invention is a means for supplying oil to a lubricating chamber as a method of regulating the flow of lubricant from said chamber. Illustration included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Helm, Clyve Dolphin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tuning Instrument. (open access)

Tuning Instrument.

Patent for a tuning instrument that has interchangeable reeds and can find the fourth, fifth, and single tone of an octave.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Norcross, Levi Watson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Cracking Machine (open access)

Nut-Cracking Machine

Patent for a nut cracking machine with an automatic feeder and can be operated by hand. Illustrations included.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Lantery, Frank B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston Packing (open access)

Piston Packing

Patent for extansible rings for piston packing.
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Miles, Charles H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tankage and Manure Press. (open access)

Tankage and Manure Press.

Patent for a tankage and manure press that collects grease from waste meat materials.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Singleton, Joseph J. C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poison-Distributer. (open access)

Poison-Distributer.

Patent for a new and improved machine for "distributing poison upon vines and plants that will be under the complete control of one man and which is operation will not injure the plants being treated and which will also insure an equal distribution of poison simultaneously upon three to seven or more rows of plants" (line 7 - 14).
Date: November 21, 1899
Creator: Richter, Frank L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Center Rail for Key-Actions. (open access)

Center Rail for Key-Actions.

Patent for an easily adjustable, simple, and durable center rail for key actions in pianos which does not require chiseling holes.
Date: October 21, 1919
Creator: Swallow, Oscar L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stomach-Bitters. (open access)

Stomach-Bitters.

Patent for improved stomach-bitters that promote and strengthen the appetite and general system, which lists the ingredients and proportions.
Date: June 21, 1887
Creator: Cooper, Isaac.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a modification of a plow that improves ease of use. Additionally the plow adds wings that allow plowing of soil at different angles.
Date: October 21, 1919
Creator: Richardson, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whiffletree. (open access)

Whiffletree.

Patent for an improvement in whiffletrees, made out of steel. It includes a description and illustration.
Date: April 21, 1891
Creator: Flatau, Louis S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Jack. (open access)

Power-Jack.

Patent for improvements on the power-jack, which help bring liquids to the surface. Specifically designed "to provide a power mechanism for balancing the load or work at all points of the stroke." (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date: October 21, 1919
Creator: Dayton, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence Stay (open access)

Fence Stay

Patent for a fence stay. Illustration included.
Date: November 21, 1905
Creator: Horsley, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display Advertising Machine (open access)

Display Advertising Machine

Patent for rotating machine which will display papers or advertisements for cetain intervals of time before rotating and changing.
Date: November 21, 1916
Creator: Barnett, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Crossing. (open access)

Railway-Crossing.

Patent for a railway crossing, which provides track treads for trains at heavily used crossings.
Date: June 21, 1910
Creator: Gallaspy, Benjamin E. & McCarty, Alexander H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Crossing. (open access)

Railway-Crossing.

Patent for a railway crossing, which is simpler to build and maintain and more durable than previous railway crossing connections.
Date: January 21, 1908
Creator: Hosmer, Arthur
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper And Checker (open access)

Cotton Chopper And Checker

Patent for a cotton chopper and checker. Illustration included.
Date: November 21, 1905
Creator: Agee, Jonathan F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for cotton-chopper improvements providing a longer elliptical orbit for the hoe in order to chop closer to the ground.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Noblett, Adontram J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History