Temple Weekly Times (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1889 (open access)

Temple Weekly Times (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 31, 1889
Creator: Crow, J. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 31, 1888 (open access)

The Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 31, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 31, 1888
Creator: Cox, William D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 77, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 31, 1888 (open access)

The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 77, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 31, 1888

Daily newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 31, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 31, 1887 (open access)

The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 31, 1887

Daily newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 31, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Packer. (open access)

Cotton Packer.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-packer. This design consists "[i]n a press, the combination of a press-operating shaft having a wheel upon its outer end provided with parallel concentric flanges upon its face, a shaft having connection to the driving-power, and having a friction-pulley upon its inner end" (lines 99-104). It further consists in "a bearing for the inner end of the shaft having two longitudinal slots sliding upon bolts, a lever having its end pivoted to the sliding bearing for shifting it, and a brake bearing with its shoe against the wheel" (lines 1-5).
Date: August 31, 1886
Creator: Dulany, John Thornton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, October 31, 1884] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to Gertrude Osterhout, October 31, 1884]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to his sister, Gertrude Osterhout, regarding news from home. He wrote that their father was canvassing the neighborhood since he was running for a public office and let his sister know that the family would like for her to visit. Paul requested the Gertrude bring a canary back home and offered to go the skating rink of she wanted to learn to skate. A circus came into town and the family went to see the shows. Included is an envelope addressed to "Miss Junia Osterhout."
Date: October 31, 1884
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History