Topping Device for Sugar-Beets. (open access)

Topping Device for Sugar-Beets.

Patent for a machine to remove the tops of beets while they are still in the ground "without packing or injuring the beets and without removing more or less than the exact portion required" (lines 15-18).
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Sutton, Frank R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Bow for Vehicle Tops (open access)

Folding Bow for Vehicle Tops

Patent for "improvements in folding bows for vehicle-tops...for removably mounting the top upon the body of the vehicle" (lines 5-22) including illustrations.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Bright, James H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1914 (open access)

The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Devine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 30, 1914
Creator: W. L. DuBose & Sons
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1914 (open access)

The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Devine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 30, 1914
Creator: W. L. DuBose & Sons
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Chair. (open access)

Rail-Chair.

Patent for improvement of rail-chairs that would prevent railroad rails from spreading out and allowing for a better connection by a system of rods. The rods would allow for a shorter distance between the middle of the rail chairs and the mechanism allows for better usability.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Wheeler, Joseph L. & Jones, Thomas E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Grapple. (open access)

Pipe-Grapple.

Patent for an improved pipe gripping mechanism which engages the interior of a pipe or tube.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Martin, John E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Seed Linter (open access)

Cotton Seed Linter

Patent for "improvements in cotton-seed linters" (Lines 5-6) for improving efficiency of "separating the the lint from motes and other dirt and trash" (lines 15-16) including illustrations.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Vardell, Arthur A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 284, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 30, 1914 (open access)

Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 284, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 30, 1914

Daily newspaper from Amarillo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 30, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 310, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1914 (open access)

Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 310, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1914

Daily newspaper from Amarillo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 30, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Disk Cultivator (open access)

Disk Cultivator

Patent for an improvement on disk cultivators. This makes it easier to arrange the wheels on the disk cultivators to be able to work on the soil on land of different shapes and sizes.
Date: December 30, 1914
Creator: Craddock, John E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calculating Device (open access)

Calculating Device

Patent for an improved calculating device including a calendar.
Date: September 30, 1914
Creator: Moody, Jason B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 30, 1914 (open access)

Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 30, 1914

Daily newspaper from Amarillo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 30, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 258, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 30, 1914 (open access)

Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 258, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 30, 1914

Daily newspaper from Amarillo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 30, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Headlight (open access)

Automobile-Headlight

Patent for a headlight design that turns with the front wheels, allowing the driver to illuminate the road ahead whether driving straight or turning.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Fay, Peter J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Removing Coatings (open access)

Composition for Removing Coatings

Patent for a coating remover, made by mixing an alkali, an oxidizing agent, a solvent, and another chemical to prevent water evaporation.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Humphreys, Jerome Nichols
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History