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The Western Star. (Paris, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1851
Weekly newspaper from Paris, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1851
Creator:
Lewelling, Thomas
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. S. Nimmo to Charles B. Moore, March 31, 1861]
Letter from J. S. Nimmo to Charles B. Moore. Much of the letter is written as a poem discussing recent news, secession, and slavery, and there is a drawing in pencil of a bearded man on the last page. There is a note written in ink on the first page from Henry S. Moore to Charles. He says that he is mailing this letter along with another from J. B. Harris to him. The note is dated June 11, 1861 in Paris.
Date:
March 31, 1861
Creator:
Nimmo, J. S. & Moore, Henry S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design has, "[i]n combination with a bolt having a cylindrical stem and a head beveled on its inner face, a nut tapped to receive the threaded end of the bolt and prevented from turning" (lines 73-77).
Date:
January 31, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pen or Pencil Holder and Pin.
Patent for a new and improved writing-utensil holder and pin. This design "not only forms a convenient receptacle for a pen or pencil, but . . . it is also adapted for use as an ornamental scarf or breast pin, and to this end the bands may be appropriately shaped to confine a stone or other setting, which can be held from endwise displacement, if necessary, by means of lugs . . . at each end of the bar" (lines 63-71).
Date:
July 31, 1888
Creator:
Stewart, Samuel F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piano Guard and Rest.
Patent for "an attachment for pianos designed for use as a guard to protect the instrument from injury to the front of the keyboard when being moved through narrow passage-ways, and as a rest for the feet of performers unable to reach the floor to prevent contact and consequent defacing of the lower panels." (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 31, 1895
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Ginning-Machines.
Patent for improvements in attachment for ginning machines: "provide mechanical means for conveying the cotton and seed that is delivered from the gins through pneumatic tubes to the baling room and see house" (lines 15-19).
Date:
August 31, 1897
Creator:
Coursey, Netter R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Herald. (Paris, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. [52], Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1898
Weekly newspaper from Paris, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 31, 1898
Creator:
Straiho, A. P. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevated Electric Car-Line.
Patent for a new and useful improvements in "elevated double-track electric car lines and car and electric-wire supports combined, including instructions and illustrations" (line 5 - 7).
Date:
May 31, 1898
Creator:
Cooley, Joe H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire-Tightener
Patent for a tire tightener. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 31, 1907
Creator:
Cameron, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1911
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 31, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1912
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 31, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 31, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1914
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 31, 1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, December 31, 1915
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 31, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1916
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 31, 1916
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1917
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 31, 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1918
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 31, 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1919
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1919
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 31, 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1923
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 31, 1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1924
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 31, 1924
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1929
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 31, 1929
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1930
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History