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[Invoice from R. G. Anderson to H. D. Maxwell, November 19, 1881] (open access)

[Invoice from R. G. Anderson to H. D. Maxwell, November 19, 1881]

Invoice from R. G. Anderson to H. D. Maxwell regarding the sale of a black horse at the cost of twenty dollars.
Date: November 19, 1881
Creator: Anderson, R. G.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ant Trap. (open access)

Ant Trap.

Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design calls for a tank of water to be buried in the ground and a collar of cheap material to be attached to the tank and placed over the mouth of an anthill. The concave nature of the collar prevents ants from climbing out of it, so they are forced into the water tank, where they drown; the design is cheaper and less toxic than previous designs.
Date: November 22, 1881
Creator: Arnett, Sandridge Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine. (open access)

Washing Machine.

Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design has a reversible trough, "having bearings for the detachable rollers and provided with a pair of flat springs affixed rigidly to opposite sides and at opposite ends of the trough, hooked screw-bolts having thumb-screws, and shaft of the main roller" (lines 1-6).
Date: November 15, 1881
Creator: Blake, Llewellyn A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk Cutter. (open access)

Stalk Cutter.

Patent for a new and improved stalk cutter. This design "consists in the construction and combination of parts . . . [of] that class of machines for cutting cotton and other stalks, consisting, essentially, of parallel runners or beams carrying outwardly-projecting knives, which serve to cut the stalks as the machine is drawn over the ground" (lines 15-22).
Date: November 29, 1881
Creator: Bolliver, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mosquito Bar Frame. (open access)

Mosquito Bar Frame.

Patent for a new and improved frame for mosquito bars. This design calls for wires, bent at right angles, to be attached to a center piece, in which hanging-cords can be stored. This design represents a lighter, more portable alternative to the wooden predecessors.
Date: November 1, 1881
Creator: Bostick, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 3, 1881 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 3, 1881

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 3, 1881
Creator: Bryan, Lewis R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1881 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1881

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 10, 1881
Creator: Bryan, Lewis R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 1881 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 1881

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 17, 1881
Creator: Bryan, Lewis R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1881 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1881

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 24, 1881
Creator: Bryan, Lewis R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 9, 1881 (open access)

Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 9, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date: November 9, 1881
Creator: Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 16, 1881 (open access)

Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 16, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date: November 16, 1881
Creator: Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 30, 1881 (open access)

Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 30, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date: November 30, 1881
Creator: Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 5, 1881 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 5, 1881

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 5, 1881
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 12, 1881 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 12, 1881

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 12, 1881
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 19, 1881 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 19, 1881

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 19, 1881
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carriage Wheel. (open access)

Carriage Wheel.

Patent for a new and improved carriage wheel. This design "consists in so constructing a carriage-wheel that the members thereof may be made interchangeable, and the whole may be made in a factory and shipped thence 'knocked down,' to be assembled and put together at any point to which the same may be shipped, not requiring, as is usual, the aid of a blacksmith or other skilled laborer" (lines 8-15).
Date: November 8, 1881
Creator: Clarke, George R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 850: Illingsworth, Annie (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 850: Illingsworth, Annie (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Illingsworth, Annie (died November 2, 1881) and W. Illingsworth (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1881-11-02/1883-06-24
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 980: Campbell, Robt. F. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 980: Campbell, Robt. F. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Campbell, Robt. F. (died November 18, 1881) and W.L. Campbell et al (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1881-11-12/1882-02-18
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 984: Clanton, W.J. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 984: Clanton, W.J. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Clanton, W.J. (died December 26, 1881) and Rachall Clanton (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1881-11-20/1882-03-24
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1138: Porter, G.F. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1138: Porter, G.F. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Porter, G.F. (Deceased) and Wm. Parks (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1881-11-11/1881-11-12
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1225: Hay, J.T. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1225: Hay, J.T. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Hay, J.T. (died November 22, 1889) and Francis A. Hay (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1881-11-09/1890-04-17
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1439: Ferrens, Geo. H. (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1439: Ferrens, Geo. H. (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Ferrens, Geo. H. (Minor) and Geo. Robertson (Executor or Guardian).
Date: 1881-11-28/1894-09-26
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 3021: Bohny, Rudolph et al (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 3021: Bohny, Rudolph et al (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Bohny, Rudolph et al (Minors) and C. Bohny (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1881-11-01/1908-06-10
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Standard (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, November 4, 1881 (open access)

The Standard (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, November 4, 1881

Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: November 4, 1881
Creator: DeMorse, Charles
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History