Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 1, 1916 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 1, 1916

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1916
Creator: Barton, Arthur J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Filler and Packer for Baling-Presses (open access)

Combined Filler and Packer for Baling-Presses

Patent for a combined filler and packer for association with a cotton press or baling apparatus and operating to receive lint cotton from a suitable source. The primary objective is to facilitate an automatic direct feed of lint cotton from the cotton separator into the baling apparatus.
Date: August 1, 1916
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Huller-Gin. (open access)

Huller-Gin.

Patent for a Huller-Gin. This device has an improvement that reduces the cotton being wasted by getting clogged in the hulling chamber.
Date: August 1, 1916
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mason's Jointer (open access)

Mason's Jointer

Patent for jointers used by stone masons and brick masons which can be used to cut out mortar to a predetermined depth between courses of bricks and smooth the mortar surface for a neat and attractive joint.
Date: August 1, 1916
Creator: Downs, Anthony Wayne
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History