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Improvement in Ditching-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Ditching-Machines.

Patent for the improvement of ditching-machines by way of new construction techniques.
Date: May 5, 1876
Creator: Austin, Matthew J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 72, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1874 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 72, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1874

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1874
Creator: Bartholow, J. N.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Panola Watchman. (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 5, 1875 (open access)

The Panola Watchman. (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 5, 1875

Weekly newspaper from Carthage, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1875
Creator: Bowers, Tom M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 185, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1877 (open access)

Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 185, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1877

Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1877
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Herald. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 182, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 5, 1878 (open access)

Denison Daily Herald. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 182, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 5, 1878

Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1878
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 242, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1876 (open access)

Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 242, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1876

Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1876
Creator: Burson, J. W. & Day, James H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 248, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 5, 1875 (open access)

Denison Daily Cresset. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 248, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 5, 1875

Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1875
Creator: Burson, J. W. & Montgomery, John C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1870 (open access)

Evening Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1870

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: May 5, 1870
Creator: Chew, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1870 (open access)

The Houston Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1870

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1870
Creator: Chew, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Daily Examiner. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 156, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 5, 1874 (open access)

The Waco Daily Examiner. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 156, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 5, 1874

Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1874
Creator: Downs, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Mechanical Movements. (open access)

Improvement in Mechanical Movements.

Patent for a specific arrangement of a single-cylinder engine and two shafts with connecting rods that can be used to drive boat propellers.
Date: May 5, 1874
Creator: Franklin, Robert Morris
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 1055, Ed. 1 Monday, May 5, 1879 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 1055, Ed. 1 Monday, May 5, 1879

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1879
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Ranchero. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1870 (open access)

The Daily Ranchero. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1870

Tri-weekly newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1870
Creator: Maltby, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. B. Norris to J. D. Giddings - May 5, 1876] (open access)

[Letter from W. B. Norris to J. D. Giddings - May 5, 1876]

Letter from W. B. Norris to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Discusses the receipt of Giddings' tender of resignation as a Southwestern University trustee.
Date: May 5, 1876
Creator: Norris, W. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 106, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 5, 1878 (open access)

The Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 106, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 5, 1878

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1878
Creator: Rankin, John G. & Levin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1876 (open access)

The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1876

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: May 5, 1876
Creator: Robson, G. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tri-Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1871 (open access)

Tri-Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1871

Tri-weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1871
Creator: Thompson, Victor W. & Elliott, John D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Corn-Planters. (open access)

Improvement in Corn-Planters.

Patent for "corn-planters in which the corn is planted in hills or rows; and the particular features of [the] invention consist in the combination, with a pivoted rising and descending charger or cup, of a sleeve-seat for said charger, a charger-carrying stem, and the seed-hopper, whereby the charger is held and carried in position upon a seat to fill, to rise from said seat, and to dump upon its pivot, and to be again brought into and maintained in a vertical position upon said seat while descending through the corn, whereby the charger is held and moved vertically through the grain from the bottom of the hopper to receive and discharge the filled charge above the corn in the hopper." (Lines 7-22) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 5, 1874
Creator: Williams, Blasius & Cohn, Morris
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Age. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 266, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1876 (open access)

The Age. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 266, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1876

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Age. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 268, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1876 (open access)

The Age. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 268, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1876

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1876
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Armstrong County

Map of Armstrong County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. The center of Armstrong County is marked. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: May 5, 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 105, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1874 (open access)

Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 105, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 5, 1874

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1874
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Fort Worth Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 260, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1877 (open access)

The Daily Fort Worth Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 260, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1877

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History