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Animal-Poke. (open access)

Animal-Poke.

Patent for animal-poke that prevents them from jumping or forcing their way through fences. It consists of a yoke with its ends pointing upward, a brow band, rods that connect the brow band and the ends of the yoke, and bulges at the ends of the rods.
Date: October 10, 1893
Creator: McWilliams, Anderson W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine. (open access)

Washing Machine.

Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design consists "in a washing-machine, the combination, with the furnace, of the box, having the semicircularly-curved top, of the cylindrical cage and the flues in the box" (lines 87-90).
Date: November 10, 1885
Creator: Richardson, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Sharpening Tool (open access)

Saw-Sharpening Tool

Patent for a saw-sharpening tool granted to Robert S. Munger. The tool may also be used for sharpening cotton gin blades.
Date: October 10, 1882
Creator: Munger, Robert S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for a new and improved cultivator. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a flat shovel and a shank, of the bead on said shovel having a transverse slot therethrough, a slotted wedge inserted between said shovel and shank, and a bolt passing through said bead, wedge, and shank" (lines 95-100).
Date: April 10, 1888
Creator: East, Elias
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn Power. (open access)

Churn Power.

Patent for a new and improved motorized butter churn. This design utilizes paralleled uprights, shafts, through-holes, screw-holes, a crank, pit-men, and a cross-head (lines 85-92). This combination and arrangement of parts allows rotary motion to be converted to reciprocal motion, which improves the churning process.
Date: August 10, 1880
Creator: Brace, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1049 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1049

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of Limestone County to enter into the submitted proposed contracts with certain coil conservation districts, et al.
Date: May 10, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. [3], No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, January 10, 1902 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. [3], No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, January 10, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 10, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1902 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 10, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 10, 1904 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 10, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 10, 1904
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1905 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 10, 1905
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 10, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 10, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 10, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 10, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 10, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 10, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 10, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 10, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1908 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 10, 1908
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1908 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 10, 1908
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1909 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 10, 1909
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1904 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 10, 1904
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1920 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 10, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1924 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 10, 1924

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 10, 1924
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 1924 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 1924

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 10, 1924
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1924 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1924

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 10, 1924
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1916 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 10, 1916
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1916 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1916
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History