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The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1883 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1883

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 1883
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Treadle. (open access)

Treadle.

Patent for a new and improved treadle. This design "has for its object to provide an adjustable pad . . . preferably formed of rubber, to the ordinary iron treadle . . . and may be detached therefrom, as desired. . . . whereby wear of the shoes is saved and cold feet will be avoided" (lines 10-24).
Date: December 4, 1883
Creator: Johnson, William Oscar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feed Governor for Cotton Gins. (open access)

Feed Governor for Cotton Gins.

Patent for a new and improved feed-governor for cotton gins. This design "feed[s] to the saws a layer of cotton that is thinner in the center, and the suction of the inner saws will draw in from the thicker edges formed by [this] governor such a portion of cotton as shall make the whole supply to the gin-saws even and regular, thereby preventing all the choking [of existing gins]" (lines 90-96).
Date: December 4, 1883
Creator: Schaefer, Henry P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton, Corn,and Pea Planter and Fertilizer Distributer (open access)

Combined Cotton, Corn,and Pea Planter and Fertilizer Distributer

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Combined Mowers and Seed Planter"(lines 5-6), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 4, 1883
Creator: Nelson, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History