The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 2, 1913 (open access)

The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 2, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes articles and stories on a variety of family and social topics, with an emphasis on temperance and prohibition, along with advertising.
Date: August 2, 1913
Creator: Thomas, W. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trousers. (open access)

Trousers.

Patent for a trouser pattern, "to so construct a pair of trousers that the waist portion thereof may be readily manipulated in order that the trousers may be easily converted from a stock size into a pair of trousers having a high waist band, a low waist band or a waist band at a line between high and low" (lines 12-19).
Date: September 2, 1913
Creator: Ludwig, John. A. & Moses, Jacob B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Saw Gummer (open access)

Cotton-Saw Gummer

Patent for improvements to cotton saw gummers. The patented improvements include a cutter rather than a puncher in the gummer's design, as well as means for adjusting the cutter.
Date: September 2, 1913
Creator: Nelson, De Witt C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, May 2, 1913 (open access)

Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, May 2, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 2, 1913
Creator: Risien, John T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, May 2, 1913 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, May 2, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 2, 1913
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History