The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 26, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 10, 2013 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 26, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 10, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 10, 2013
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Spike. (open access)

Railroad Spike.

Patent for a new and improved railroad spike. This design consists in "[a] spike for securing a railroad-rail, having a lower portion, having a shoulder, and a right-angular arm for resting against the base-flange of a rail, and the arm or extension" (lines 60-64).
Date: November 10, 1885
Creator: Hicks, James D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History