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Sulky Plow.
Patent for a new and improved sulky-plow. This design "has for its objects to provide simple and efficient means whereby the plow may be caused to run level when breaking upon uneven ground, or, when after breaking, when one wheel is run in a furrow previously formed. These objects [the design] attain[s] by . . . the mechanism for lowering or elevating the [plow] for the purpose of leveling it" (lines 10-20).
Date:
September 28, 1886
Creator:
Brown, Peter C. & Bragg, Thomas P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hame Tug.
Patent for a new and improved hame-tug. This design "relates to a hame and trace attachment, having for its object to provide a simple, strong, and durable device to connect the front end of the trace chain or strap to the hame, whereby the movement of the said chain or strap is prevented from wearing the parts, and thus necessitating frequent repair or replacement" (lines 9-16).
Date:
September 18, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Charley N. & McPhaill, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit Gatherer.
Patent for a new and improved fruit gatherer. This design consists "[i]n a fruit-gatherer, the combination of the pole, the jaws attached to its upper end, the sliding collar, the links connecting the collar and the sleeve, the rods, the jaws, the ring, the tube attached thereto and encircling the pole below said jaws, and the sleeve which supports the ring and is adjustable on the pole longitudinally for the purpose of adjusting the mouth of said tube in the desired proximity to the said jaws" (lines 13-22).
Date:
September 25, 1888
Creator:
Hall, Francis Asbury
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pruning Implement.
Patent for a new and improved pruning implement. This design consists in "the combination, with a staff, of the jaw-arms pivoted to the staff and provided with the upwardly-projecting and curved jaws, the collars fitted loosely on the staff, the rods connecting the said collars, and the link-arms pivoted to the collar and to the jaw-arms" (lines 11-17).
Date:
September 25, 1888
Creator:
Hall, Francis Asbury
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a churn that quickly makes butter and has an easily detachable churn body. The churn body sits sideways in a frame, and gears and a hand-operated crank that is built into the removable part of the frame churns the cream.
Date:
September 12, 1893
Creator:
Moon, Richard D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Switch-Stand.
Patent for a switch-stand for railroads with a vertically movable crank bar that is easily locked into position and a cam lever. The invention is operated more easily than other switch-stands.
Date:
September 4, 1894
Creator:
Driever, Benjiman F. & Mixon, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 1, Saturday, September 12, 1896
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue contains a 2 page supplement [p.9, 10].
Date:
September 12, 1896
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 2, Saturday, September 19, 1896
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue contains a Farm and Garden article, covering horticulture, viticulture and floriculture and reporting on soil and crop conditions with tips on keeping bees.--[p.3]
Date:
September 19, 1896
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number. 3[a], Saturday, September 26, 1896
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
September 26, 1896
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 3[b], Saturday, September 26, 1896
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
September 26, 1896
Creator:
[Ezzell, Frank]
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 2, Saturday, September 11, 1897
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
September 11, 1897
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 3, Saturday, September 18, 1897
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
September 18, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Muzzle for Stock.
Patent for "weaning and grazing muzzles for stock, the object in view being to provide a muzzle adapted when the head of the animal is elevated to remain closed and when the head of the animal is lowered to open, and thereby permit grazing." (Lines 9-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 21, 1897
Creator:
Wingrove, Franklin R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 4[a], Saturday, September 25, 1897
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue includes an article about the Fine Arts Building under construction for the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition to be held in Omaha, Nebraska. A drawing of the building accompanies the article--[p.2]. Also included is an article about King Carlos of Portugal with a drawing --[p.3].
Date:
September 25, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume [5], Number 4[b], Saturday, September 25, 1897
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
September 25, 1897
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 52, Saturday, September 3, 1898
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
September 3, 1898
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 1, Saturday, September 10, 1898
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue includes war news. --[p.2]
Date:
September 10, 1898
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 2, Saturday, September 17, 1898
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
September 17, 1898
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ennis Weekly Local. (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 24, 1898
Weekly newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 24, 1898
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 3, Saturday, September 24, 1898
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue includes and article on problems facing President McKinley regarding the war--[p.2] and war news. --[p.3]
Date:
September 24, 1898
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 51, Saturday, September 2, 1899
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue includes a report on the oil output of the state of Texas in 1898.--[p.6]
Date:
September 2, 1899
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 52, Saturday, September 9, 1899
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
September 9, 1899
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 129, Ed. 1 Monday, September 1, 1902
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 1, 1902
Creator:
Hudson, B. D.; Buie, W. J. & Kent, Charles W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 130, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 2, 1902
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 2, 1902
Creator:
Hudson, B. D.; Buie, W. J. & Kent, Charles W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History