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Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 13, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 15, 1918 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 13, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 15, 1918

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: December 15, 1918
Creator: Webb, Atticus & Provence, S. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1918 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1918

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 1918
Creator: Webb, Atticus & Provence, S. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 9, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 15, 1918 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 9, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 15, 1918

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1918
Creator: Webb, Atticus & Provence, S. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1918 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1918

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1918
Creator: Barton, Arthur J. & Provence, S. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1918 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1918

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: March 15, 1918
Creator: Barton, Arthur J. & Provence, S. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 23, Ed. 1 Monday, April 15, 1918 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 23, Ed. 1 Monday, April 15, 1918

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: April 15, 1918
Creator: Barton, Arthur J. & Provence, S. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 1918
Creator: Barton, Arthur J. & Provence, S. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. A. Waight to A. P. Mills, September 3, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from J. A. Waight to A. P. Mills, September 3, 1918]

Letter from J. A. Waight to A. P. Mills discussing wages owed for time worked by Mills in January 1918.
Date: September 3, 1918
Creator: Waight, J. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Marsh-Marley Music Company, October 5, 1918] (open access)

[Letter to Marsh-Marley Music Company, October 5, 1918]

Letter from "Cadet Major" at the S. A. T. C. barracks at Simmons College to the Marsh-Marley Music Company requesting to purchase two brass army bugles.
Date: October 5, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal (open access)

Automobile-Signal

Patent for a device to indicate the intention to make a turn in an automobile, with improvements made for nighttime usage, including illustrations.
Date: October 22, 1918
Creator: Illingworth, Sam
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Airship. (open access)

Airship.

Patent for improved airship design involving the containment of gas in an envelop and the passage of gas through multiple compartments with the purpose of facilitating, "steering or repairing of the machine." (line 17) including illustrations.
Date: August 13, 1918
Creator: Rainey, James E. J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil-Destroying Machine. (open access)

Boll-Weevil-Destroying Machine.

Patent for "a machine for destroying boll weevil and other pests which frequent and infect agricultural products" (lines 14-16) using "suction nozzles correlated with a common suction system adaptable to sweep a plurality of rows at a time" (lines 27-30) including illustrations.
Date: April 16, 1918
Creator: Diserens, Thomas H. & McKay, Frank C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Regulating Attachment. (open access)

Air-Regulating Attachment.

Patent for a new attachment in a carburetor that regulates air through suction and has a valve to release pressure from an engine, including illustrations.
Date: May 14, 1918
Creator: Kimbler, Henry R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catch. (open access)

Catch.

Patent for an improved catch (latch) to hold open gates that will "prevent a rebound of the gate" (lines 20) and is "simpler, less expensive, and otherwise more convenient" (lines 29-30) to manufacture and use.
Date: March 5, 1918
Creator: Borah, Dee.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Desk and Map-Cabinet. (open access)

Combined Desk and Map-Cabinet.

Patent for a convertible writing desk that doubles as a cabinet for storing and displaying maps. Intended to allow multiple scrolled maps to be stored inside and easily displayed and retracted in classroom settings.
Date: July 16, 1918
Creator: Fanning, Samuel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Card-File Cabinet. (open access)

Card-File Cabinet.

Patent for a lockable card file cabinet or casing that allows for viewing through a transparent top with use of a rod for moving cards back and forth. The transparent top allows customer information to be stored and used, but not edited without a key.
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Reeves, John R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clasp or Fastener for Garments. (open access)

Clasp or Fastener for Garments.

Patent for a clasp or fastener for garments, designed to replace hooks and buttons as fasteners of womens' garments, including illustrations.
Date: February 4, 1918
Creator: Sanger, Isaac L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Concrete Composition (open access)

Concrete Composition

Patent for a formulation of waterproof concrete that utilizes lava rocks.
Date: December 17, 1918
Creator: Charles E. Barglebaugh
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Carbureters (open access)

Attachment for Carbureters

This patent is for improvements in attachments for carbureters for automobiles. The purpose of this invention is to provide a means whereby only hot air or vapor is sucked into the carbureter,
Date: March 12, 1918
Creator: Milligan, Albert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Roaster. (open access)

Coffee Roaster.

Patent for a coffee roaster, with key features such as electric heat and agitation of coffee beans during roasting, including illustrations.
Date: May 6, 1918
Creator: Shortt, Everett T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Muffler and Air-Heating Device (open access)

Combination Muffler and Air-Heating Device

Patent for improvement for the muffler to silence the explosive exhaust of the internal combustion engines and to heating fresh air in facilitating the carburetion of liquid fuel oil to a combustible gaseous mixture.
Date: October 8, 1918
Creator: Rinehart, Thomas M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Breaker and Cotton-Cleaner. (open access)

Boll-Breaker and Cotton-Cleaner.

Patent for improvements to the boll breaker and cotton cleaner by changing the construction and arrangement of parts. The patent uses air pressure to move the bolly cotton through the boll breaker and cotton cleaner chambers.
Date: November 19, 1918
Creator: Gillespie, Solomon E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Hand-Grip. (open access)

Artificial Hand-Grip.

Patent for an improvement to artificial hand-grips that includes a pair of jaws that attaches to an artificial arm and allows wearers to perform various activities.
Date: December 31, 1918
Creator: Corley, Quentin D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Adding and Listing Machine (open access)

Combined Adding and Listing Machine

Patent for a combined adding and listing machine. A machine made for adding, listing, and totaling (and sub-totaling).
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: McCaleb, Walter F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History