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Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 20, Ed. 1, Friday, May 18, 1877 (open access)

Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 20, Ed. 1, Friday, May 18, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 18, 1877
Creator: Rankin, John G. & McCrimmon, D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sulky-Plows. (open access)

Improvement in Sulky-Plows.

Patent for an improvement of the "construction and arrangement of the sulky-plow" (line 17-18).
Date: September 18, 1877
Creator: Payne, Joseph M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Ditching and Excavating Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Ditching and Excavating Machines.

Patent for "an improved machine for making ditches and other excavations, which shall be so constructed as to separate the slice from the soil, raise it, and deposit it at the side of the cut, which will feed itself forward automatically." (Lines 14-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 18, 1877
Creator: De Force, Samuel A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Faucets. (open access)

Improvement in Faucets.

Patent for "an improved faucet, which shall be so constructed that it will not be liable to be injured by being screwed into and out of the cask, which will not be liable to leak, which will have the button of the valve-stem protected from accidental injury, and shall be simple in construction and easily operated." (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 18, 1877
Creator: Lempert, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Devices For Ringing Bells. (open access)

Improvement in Devices For Ringing Bells.

Patent for an improvement to a mechanism that externally strikes a bell to ring it, "applicable to fire, hotel, school, church, factory and other bells. By it the striking may be performed with great rapidity and regularity" (para. 10).
Date: September 18, 1877
Creator: Perry, Elton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saddle-Trees. (open access)

Improvement in Saddle-Trees.

Patent for "an improvement in riding-saddles, designed to secure greater strength in the pommel and fork; and it consists in forming the fork of the saddle-tree and the pommel from malleable cast-iron, and in one and the same piece, the neck of the pommel being cast hollow for greater lightness, with the upper end of the casting open, which opening is closed by a surmounting cap of wood or other material, which finishes the pommel." (Lines 13-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 18, 1877
Creator: Still, Henry C. & Still, Joseph R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Single-Trees. (open access)

Improvement in Single-Trees.

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in Wooden Single-Trees" (lines 3-4), "for plows and other similar drafts" (lines 15-16), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 18, 1877
Creator: Bass, Thomas Gibson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Band Tighteners. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Band Tighteners.

Patent for improving the operation of tightening baling-bands and saving the length of metal bands.
Date: September 18, 1877
Creator: Hodges, John C., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Awning and Shutter. (open access)

Improvement in Combined Awning and Shutter.

Patent for a "combined fire and burglar proof shutter and awning" (line 5-6).
Date: September 18, 1877
Creator: Hoyt, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combined Cultivator and Planter. (open access)

Improvement in Combined Cultivator and Planter.

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in a combined corn and cotton planter and cultivator" (lines 3-6), includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 18, 1877
Creator: Skinner, Miles T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Gang Plow and Cultivator. (open access)

Improvement in Gang Plow and Cultivator.

Patent for "a new and improved gang plow and cultivator" (lines 3-4), including instructions and illustrations. "This invention relates to a new agricultural machine which may be readily changed from a gang-plow into a cultivator, and vice-versa" (lines 15-17).
Date: December 18, 1877
Creator: Domschke, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Water-Elevators. (open access)

Improvement In Water-Elevators.

Patent for improvements to water-elevators using water-vessels which are suspended from a chain or cord, also known as endless carriers.
Date: August 18, 1877
Creator: Wright, Martin Van Buten
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dinkie McGee to Mary Ann Dodd Moore and Matilda Brantley Dodd, February 18, 1877] (open access)

[Letter from Dinkie McGee to Mary Ann Dodd Moore and Matilda Brantley Dodd, February 18, 1877]

A personal letter from Dinkie McGee to her sister, Mary Ann Dodd Moore, and mother, Matilda Brantley Dodd, in Texas. The letter discusses daily life and events.
Date: February 18, 1877
Creator: McGee, Dinkie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. [45], Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1877 (open access)

The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. [45], Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: May 18, 1877
Creator: Robson, G. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jasper Weekly News-Boy (Jasper, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1877 (open access)

The Jasper Weekly News-Boy (Jasper, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Jasper, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: October 18, 1877
Creator: Carraway & Blake
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jasper Weekly News-Boy (Jasper, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1877 (open access)

The Jasper Weekly News-Boy (Jasper, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Jasper, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: January 18, 1877
Creator: Carraway & Blake
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1877 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 18, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 31, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 18, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 31, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 18, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 18, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 18, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 18, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 18, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 275, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 275, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 18, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 148, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 18, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 148, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 18, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 18, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 172, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 18, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 172, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 18, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 18, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 195, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 18, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 195, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 18, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 18, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 142, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 142, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 1877

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 18, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History