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[Letter from C.I. Scofield to Judge David H. Scott, January 25, 1888]
Letter from C.I. Scofield to D.H. Scott, dated January 5, 1888. On the letterhead of the Central American Mission. He discusses the Paris church's idea of merging with the Southern Presbyterian Church in Paris. Scofield says, "the Southern Presbyterian Church is the deadest, most thoroughly, hopelessly fossilized religious organization on this earth today."
Date:
January 25, 1888
Creator:
Scofield, C. I. (Cyrus Ingerson), 1843-1921.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to Johnson Moorhead]
Papers of Johnson Moorhead. Envelope addressed to Johnson Moorhead of Lamar, CO with stamps in Saline, MO; Springfield, CO; and Lamar, CO.
Date:
January 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C.I. Scofield to Judge David H. Scott, January 25, 1888]
Letter from Cyrus I. Scofield to Judge David Howell Scott, January 25, 1888. Discusses the Congregational Church in Paris.
Date:
January 25, 1888
Creator:
Scofield, C. I.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists "[i]n a car-coupler, the coupler having at its forward end a loop or link, hook, and connected rigidly with the ball or any suitable device moving in a passage" (lines 78-81).
Date:
January 13, 1885
Creator:
Bywater, Joseph K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher.
Patent for a new and improved wire-stretcher. This design "has reference more particularly to that class of devices which are adapted to be applied to and removed from the wires at will" (lines 9-11). It consists in "the rigid bar, hooks . . . pivoted to the bar, and a laterally projecting arm" (lines 69-71).
Date:
January 6, 1891
Creator:
Reed, Francis O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design has, "[i]n combination with a bolt having a cylindrical stem and a head beveled on its inner face, a nut tapped to receive the threaded end of the bolt and prevented from turning" (lines 73-77).
Date:
January 31, 1888
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock.
Patent for a new and improved nut-lock. This design "consist[s] of a strip of metal having the looped portion adapted to embrace the bolt, and having the downwardly-bent spring portion or end forming a biting-edge, the rearwardly-extending straight portion bent upward . . . to form a bearing point or edge, which is also adapted, in conjunction with the edge to grip the fish-plate . . . the forwardly-extending straight spring portion overlapping the straight portion, the inner curved edge of which lies in the path of the edge of the nut when the latter is turned upon the bolt" (lines 76-89).
Date:
January 14, 1890
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for improvements to double plows, so that they are pivotally connected and can move independently of the other. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 27, 1891
Creator:
Payne, Hiram Ezkiel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
State departmental map.
Map shows major highways, cities, towns, counties, lakes, rivers, and national parks. Insets: "Beaumont Area," "Dallas - Fort Worth Area," "Greenville - Paris Area," "Houston Area," "Lower Rio Grande Valley Area," "San Antonio Area," and "Tyler - Mount Pleasant Area." Scale: [ca. 1:704,000 and 1:1,408,000].
Date:
January 1, 1991
Creator:
Texas. Transportation Planning Division.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ziza Moore to Charles B. and Henry S. Moore, January 1861]
Letter from Ziza Moore to Charles and Henry Moore discussing the recent Christmas celebration and the visitors who came for the holidays. He also writes about the latest news in regards to the secession of South Carolina, Andrew Johnson's speech on the subject in the Senate, and the probability that Tennessee will also secede. The letter was written over two days, January 2nd and 5th. There is an envelope addressed to C. B. Moore in Parris, Lamar County, Texas. According to the note written at the bottom left corner, the letter was received on January 29, 1861.
Date:
January 1861
Creator:
Moore, Ziza
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Julia L. Rucker to Charles B. Moore, January 1861]
Letter from Julia L. Rucker to Charles B. Moore discussing news of family and friends. The letter is dated January 21 and 24. There is an envelope addressed to Mr. Charles Moore in Paris, Lamar County, Texas. There is a note written at the top that says it was sent from Rocky Bayou, Arkansas January 25, 1861.
Date:
January 1861
Creator:
Rucker, Julia L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Western Star. (Paris, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, January 3, 1851
Weekly newspaper from Paris, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 3, 1851
Creator:
Lewelling, Thomas
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Western Star. (Paris, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, January 10, 1851
Weekly newspaper from Paris, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 10, 1851
Creator:
Lewelling, Thomas
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Western Star. (Paris, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1851
Weekly newspaper from Paris, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1851
Creator:
Lewelling, Thomas
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Western Star. (Paris, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1851
Weekly newspaper from Paris, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 17, 1851
Creator:
Lewelling, Thomas
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Western Star. (Paris, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1851
Weekly newspaper from Paris, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 24, 1851
Creator:
Lewelling, Thomas
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auxiliary Water-Heater and Smoke-Consumer
Patent for a water heater which connects to the furnace and uses the smoke and gases passing through it to heat the water in the water heater.
Date:
January 21, 1908
Creator:
Miles,Joseph Furnas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insect-Trap.
Patent for new and useful improvements in insect-traps, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 30, 1900
Creator:
Boyd, George H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tobacco-Pipe.
Patent for improvements in tobacco-pipes by providing “an improved construction of pipe having means for filtering the smoke, and means whereby the nicotine and tar from the tobacco will be absorbed and prevented from entering the stem of the pipe.” (Lines 14-18) Illustration is included.
Date:
January 11, 1910
Creator:
Miles, Joseph Furnas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gun Attachment
Patent for improvement of a gun handle attachment to rifles and shotguns. It is intended to be applied to the barrels end for support and so the user has use of the elbow joint.
Date:
January 2, 1906
Creator:
Wight, Alfred T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-refillable bottle.
Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles" (line 5). "This invention relates to non-refillable bottles, and more particularly to mean sfor admitting air to such bottles, in connection with a valve-stopper for preventing the introduction of liquid into the bottle after the stopper has been placed in position." (lines 9-10)
Date:
January 1, 1901
Creator:
Anderson, Lee
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piano
Patent for an improved upright piano that eliminates the need to cut away a portion of the treble soundboard bridge, with illustrations.
Date:
January 6, 1903
Creator:
Norcross, Levi Watson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a new and useful improvements in cultivators. This design is for "bedding cotton, corn, and all other seed which are planted in beds or rows" (line 14-18).
Date:
January 4, 1898
Creator:
Russell, Cal
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Snow]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about snowfall in North Texas.
Date:
January 5, 1960
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library