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Boiler-Cleaning Compound. (open access)

Boiler-Cleaning Compound.

Patent for a boiler-cleaning compound made up of "an improved compound having sodium hydrate for a base, and having certain subordinate ingredients whereby its efficiency is increased, and whereby the action of the sodium hydrate is so modified that no detriment to the boiler iron will result" (lines 10-16).
Date: February 19, 1895
Creator: Hill, Martin L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for car-coupling. The object of this invention is to provide an improved automatic car-coupling of simple, durable, and effective construction that will permit the necessary longitudinal and lateral play of the coupling-link to correspond with inequalities of the track, facilitate the turning of curves, and enable the coupling to accommodate itself to draw-heads of unequal height.
Date: January 19, 1892
Creator: Lemon, Eli Jeremiah
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1352: Webb, J.W. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1352: Webb, J.W. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Webb, J.W. (died September 19, 1891) and T.J. Oliver (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1891-09-19/1892-06-17
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1546: Peyser, Annie (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1546: Peyser, Annie (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Peyser, Annie (died July 26, 1890) and Philip Sanger (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1890-05-19/1890-12-10
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1650: Arnold, J.Y. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1650: Arnold, J.Y. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Arnold, J.Y. (died July 24, 1895) and Mary E. Arnold (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1895-02-19/1895-09-10
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1657: Blakeney, Hugh (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1657: Blakeney, Hugh (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Blakeney, Hugh (died June 11, 1892) and F.J. Bell (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1892-07-19/1897-04-07
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1755: Allen, Chauncy (Lunancy) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1755: Allen, Chauncy (Lunancy)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Allen, Chauncy (Lunancy) and Lula M. Allen (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1892-05-19/1897-05
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1785: Newsom, Gladys (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1785: Newsom, Gladys (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Newsom, Gladys (Minor) and Lillian Newsom (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1896-06-19/1897-10-14
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1948: Haskell, Elizabeth (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1948: Haskell, Elizabeth (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Haskell, Elizabeth (died June 29, 1897) and H.N. Haskell (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1891-03-19/1900-06-27
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1971: Manley, Jos. W. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1971: Manley, Jos. W. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Manley, Jos. W. (died November 19, 1898) and J.T. Manley (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1898-11-19/1899-05-02
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2025: Skiles, Martha A. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2025: Skiles, Martha A. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Skiles, Martha A. (died December 7, 1899) and W.H. Skiles (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1899-08-19/1900-02-03
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2028: Penn, Jos. R. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2028: Penn, Jos. R. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Penn, Jos. R. (died September, 1899) and R.H. & Geo. Penn (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1895-09-19/1901-06-15
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2029: Rawlins, A.P. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2029: Rawlins, A.P. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Rawlins, A.P. (died August 13, 1899) and O.M. Rawlins (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1899-08-19/1899-12-28
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2189: Secker, Henry (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2189: Secker, Henry (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Secker, Henry (died September 6, 1900) and Lena Secker (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1890-12-19/1898-11-01
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2271: Gurley, Bessie et al (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2271: Gurley, Bessie et al (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Gurley, Bessie et al (Minors) and Julia J. Gurley (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1895-08-19/1902-05-05
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2522: Watts, Elsie M. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2522: Watts, Elsie M. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Watts, Elsie M. (died August 19, 1895) and T.J. Oliver (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1895-08-19/1928-06-08
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2682: Bartlett, W.F. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2682: Bartlett, W.F. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Bartlett, W.F. (died August 12, 1898) and Belle S. Bartlett (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1898-07-19/1904-05-04
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Belt and Appliances (open access)

Electric Belt and Appliances

Patent for a more comfortable electrical belt with adjustable electrodes and an improved battery.
Date: August 19, 1890
Creator: Williams, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Figure Toy. (open access)

Figure Toy.

Patent for a new and improved toy. This design consists in "a pedestal or support and mount[ed] on the upper end thereof a vertically disposed rod having its upper end tapered or reduced, so as to afford the least possible friction to the whirling figure mounted thereon" (lines 16-21). In practice, "the toy is placed in a position to be struck by wind, and as the same comes in contact with the blades the object will simultaneously be whirled upon the rod and its arms move rapidly around its shoulders, thereby affording amusement" (lines 54-59).
Date: August 19, 1890
Creator: Herron, James & Swaden, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W.H. Abrams to K.K. Legett - December 19, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from W.H. Abrams to K.K. Legett - December 19, 1899]

Letter from W.H. Abrams of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company to K.K. Legett, concerning obtaining a road crossing over railroad tracks on his land.
Date: December 19, 1899
Creator: Abrams, W. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 19, 1891 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 19, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 19, 1891
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1892 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1892

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 19, 1892
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1893 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 19, 1893
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1893 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 19, 1893
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History