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The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 21, 1918 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 21, 1918

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Boring Rod. (open access)

Well-Boring Rod.

Patent for a well boring rod in which a hollow rod or shaft is used as a rotary power transmission shaft. The invention has for its primary objects the provision of means for reinforcing or stiffening a well boring rod so that a lighter tube may be used than would otherwise be the case.
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hose-Clamp (open access)

Hose-Clamp

Patent for "certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Clamps" (lines 5-6). "It is the object of this invention to provide a clamp which is provided with yieldable slips, which securely clamp the hose to prevent the separation of the hose from the nipple..." (lines 30-34).
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Bennett, Clarence D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belt-Buckle (open access)

Belt-Buckle

Patent for belt-buckles that design "to be worn around the waist, without injuring or mutilating the ends of the belt (lines 13-15)."
Date: May 21, 1918
Creator: Hall, Cyrus M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History