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Blasting Plug. (open access)

Blasting Plug.

Patent for a new and improved blasting plug. This design is "to improve the usefulness and efficiency of the device, to render it capable of more general application, to provide a construction whereby a given charge is rendered more powerful and effective, and to provide a divided blasting-plug . . . The invention consists more particularly in a cylindrical blasting-plug divided longitudinally into two separate or independent sections, one of which is formed with a disk-head having a vent orifice and made coextensive with the external caliber of the plug when the two sections are placed together" (lines 12-29).
Date: November 5, 1889
Creator: Holsey, Julius H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Escapement for Torsion Pendulums. (open access)

Escapement for Torsion Pendulums.

Patent for a new and improved escapement for torsion pendulums. This design "consists in one or two weighted levers acting in conjunction with an escape-wheel and a spindle, which levers are used as a medium to carry force from the train of a clock to the pendulum" (lines 12-16).
Date: February 5, 1884
Creator: Stahlberg, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Implement for Tightening and Splicing Fencing-Wire. (open access)

Implement for Tightening and Splicing Fencing-Wire.

Patent for a tool that tightens wires and takes up slack on wire fences. It also splices and joins wires together. The invention has "a novel construction whereby a loop is formed in the strand of wire which is to be tightened and the parts of such wire adjacent to the loop and brought into parallelism so that they may be intertwisted accurately and neatly" (lines 20-25). It also forms loops of different sizes in the wire.
Date: December 5, 1893
Creator: Sessions, Egbert G. & Embrey, Leonard B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1861 (open access)

The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1861

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 5, 1861
Creator: Neblett, William H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1860 (open access)

The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1860
Creator: Modrall, N. P., Rev. & Van Horn, R. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1860 (open access)

The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 5, 1860
Creator: Modrall, N. P., Rev. & Van Horn, R. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 1861 (open access)

The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 5, 1861

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 5, 1861
Creator: Neblett, William H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Courier-Light (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 107, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 1904 (open access)

Daily Courier-Light (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 107, Ed. 1 Friday, August 5, 1904

Daily newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: August 5, 1904
Creator: Hand, F. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1925 (open access)

Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1925

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: March 5, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1946 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1946

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 5, 1946
Creator: White, Gilbert F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1944 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1944

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vest and Drawers Holder (open access)

Vest and Drawers Holder

Patent for a vest and drawers holder. Illustration included.
Date: April 5, 1904
Creator: Lustig, Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1981 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1981

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 5, 1981
Creator: York, Donna
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1980 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1980

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 5, 1980
Creator: York, Donna
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1984 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1984

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 5, 1984
Creator: York, Donna
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1984 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1984

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 5, 1984
Creator: York, Donna
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 2003 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 2003

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 5, 2003
Creator: Williams, Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1987 (open access)

Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1987

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 5, 1987
Creator: York, Donna
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1987 (open access)

Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1987

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 5, 1987
Creator: York, Donna
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 2006 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 5, 2006
Creator: Williams, Neal; McMillan, Ruthie & Baker, Connie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 2006 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 5, 2006
Creator: Williams, Neal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1981 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1981

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 5, 1981
Creator: York, Donna
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1984 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1984

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 5, 1984
Creator: York, Donna
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1987 (open access)

Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1987

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 5, 1987
Creator: York, Donna
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History