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Combination Tool. (open access)

Combination Tool.

Patent for a new and improved multi-tool. This design "relates to improvements in combination tools, and is designed to produce a tool in which the wrench, hammer, and screwdriver are combined in a compact and useful form. The improvement consists, essentially, in the manner of combining the parts and in the particular construction thereof" (lines 10-17).
Date: August 11, 1885
Creator: Miller, Walker C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fumigator for Grain-Bins. (open access)

Fumigator for Grain-Bins.

Patent for an improvement in fumigators for grain-bins by producing “an apparatus by means of which sulphur or other life-destroying fumes can be forced into the bottom of the bin, so as to drive out insects or animal life, and thus protects the grain from their depredations.” (Lines 22-26) Illustration is included.
Date: August 11, 1891
Creator: Manahan, Thaddeus Atheburt
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a simple and effective wire-stretcher that stretches wire and attaches it to the same post to which it is applied. It has a frame, a claw, a spool, a crank, a ratchet wheel, a pawl, and and a chain that secures the claw to the frame. The parts fit inside the body portion of the frame, and wire wraps around the spool.
Date: September 11, 1894
Creator: Myers, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence. (open access)

Fence.

Patent for a new and improved fence. This design calls for two spring-bars to be driven into the ground alongside two crossbars and laced between the latter. This lacing of spring-bars allows for "much additional bracing strength" for the crossbars and enables barbed wire to be stretched along where the spring-bars intersect (line 33).
Date: April 11, 1882
Creator: Daviss, Horatio P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. D. Dunbar - April 11, 1862] (open access)

[Letter from J. D. Dunbar - April 11, 1862]

Letter from J. D. Dunbar to his son, dated April 11, 1962, and gives information about the well-being of his family as well as messages to pass on to friends in the war.
Date: April 11, 1862
Creator: Dunbar, J. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley - November 11, 1885] (open access)

[Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley - November 11, 1885]

Letter from Minnie Bradley to L. D. Bradley, dated November 11, 1885 and sent from Fairfield, in which she writes about her health and their son's performance in college, and asks about his health.
Date: November 11, 1885
Creator: Bradley, Minnie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1911 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, August 11, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 11, 1911
Creator: Satterwhite, T. L. & McDaniel, C. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1913 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 11, 1913
Creator: Satterwhite, T. L. & Stringer, William J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, November 11, 1910 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, November 11, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 11, 1910
Creator: Satterwhite, T. L. & McDaniel, C. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1913 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 11, 1913
Creator: Satterwhite, T. L. & Stringer, William J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, October 11, 1912 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, October 11, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 11, 1912
Creator: Satterwhite, T. L. & Stringer, William J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 1918 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 11, 1918
Creator: Stringer, William J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1919 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 11, 1919
Creator: Stringer, William J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1919 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 11, 1919
Creator: Stringer, William J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1920 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 11, 1920
Creator: Stringer, William J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, October 11, 1918 (open access)

The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, October 11, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Teague, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 11, 1918
Creator: Stringer, William J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 1929 (open access)

The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 1929

Weekly newspaper from Wortham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 11, 1929
Creator: Satterwhite, Ed
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1930 (open access)

The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1930

Weekly newspaper from Wortham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 11, 1930
Creator: Satterwhite, Ed
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1930 (open access)

The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1930

Weekly newspaper from Wortham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 11, 1930
Creator: Satterwhite, Ed
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, October 11, 1929 (open access)

The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, October 11, 1929

Weekly newspaper from Wortham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 11, 1929
Creator: Satterwhite, Ed
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Wortham Journal. (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1928 (open access)

The Wortham Journal. (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 1928

Weekly newspaper from Wortham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 11, 1928
Creator: Satterwhite, Ed
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1965 (open access)

The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1965

Weekly newspaper from Wortham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 11, 1965
Creator: Farquhar, Dolores
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1965 (open access)

The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1965

Weekly newspaper from Wortham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 11, 1965
Creator: Farquhar, Dolores
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1956 (open access)

The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1956

Weekly newspaper from Wortham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 11, 1956
Creator: Simmons, Mildred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History