[Postcard addressed to H. S. Moore, August 1, 1893 ]CBM_2083-002-004

Postcard that was sent to Henry S. Moore on August 1, 1893. The postcard is badly torn which makes it difficult to tell what is being said. It appears the author is writing about having a good time at a crowded event and the weather.
Date: August 1, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Blind-Stop. (open access)

Blind-Stop.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive blind stop that adjusts and locks "the slats of window blinds in any position desired for the purpose of regulating the light, and to prevent the rattling and wear and tear on the slats, and to lock the slats so that they cannot be opened from the outside at all" (lines 8-13). It is easy to operate and does not use screws.
Date: August 1, 1893
Creator: Hoskins, William Wharton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press. (open access)

Cotton-Press.

Patent for a cotton press that has a stationary plate and a steam or hydraulic powered plate and produces a continuous folded bat. This invention combines "advantages of the quick but not extremely powerful pressure of the ordinary steam press, and the powerful but slow pressure of the hydraulic press" (lines 14-17).
Date: August 1, 1893
Creator: McCutcheon, Joshua L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. TWELFTH YEAR, No. 119, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 1, 1896 (open access)

The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. TWELFTH YEAR, No. 119, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 1, 1896

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 1, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVTH YEAR, No. 119, Ed. 1, Tuesday, August 1, 1899 (open access)

The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVTH YEAR, No. 119, Ed. 1, Tuesday, August 1, 1899

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 1, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History