San Marcos Daily News. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 25, 1896 (open access)

San Marcos Daily News. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 25, 1896

Daily newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 25, 1896
Creator: Willett, J. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Loading and Weighing Device. (open access)

Cotton Loading and Weighing Device.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and efficient cotton loading and weighing device for wagons. It can be easily put onto or removed from any wagon. This invention has a unique way of "clamping-loop or wire support by means of which the main inclined beam or support of the device is firmly and securely upheld and braced with relation to the tail-gate of a wagon with which said clamping frame or loop is adapted to engage" (lines 25-31).
Date: January 7, 1896
Creator: Paolucci, Henry Emanuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History