The Albany Echo. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. [39], Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1884 (open access)

The Albany Echo. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. [39], Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. [25], Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1884 (open access)

The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. [1], No. [25], Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 15, 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lifting Jack. (open access)

Lifting Jack.

Patent for a new and improved jack. This design consists in "the combination, with a standard provided with an elongated open slot and a moveable section adapted to slide within the slot, of an operating-lever pivoted to the standard at the side of the slot, and a link pivotally secured to the sliding section and lever, whereby the lever is thrown past the center and the sliding section thereby locked in an elevated position" (lines 67-75).
Date: July 15, 1884
Creator: Thorp, James L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History