The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1895 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 4, 1895
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1895 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 11, 1895
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1895 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 18, 1895
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1895 (open access)

The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 25, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 25, 1895
Creator: Park, Milton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2210: Morrison, Hiram (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2210: Morrison, Hiram (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Morrison, Hiram (died December 18, 1900) and Lucy S. Morrison (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1895-04-09/1906-10-01
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2677: Smith, J.W. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2677: Smith, J.W. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Smith, J.W. (died November 2, 1903) and P.C. Smith (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1895-04-04/1904-02-24
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1711: Ross, Alexander (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1711: Ross, Alexander (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Ross, Alexander (died April 10, 1895) and Geo. W. Loudermilk (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1895-04-16/1897-01-02
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2376: Means, J. Annette (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2376: Means, J. Annette (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Means, J. Annette (died January 1, 1902) and T.L.C. Means (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1895-04-16/1902-03-07
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of and Apparatus for Protecting Electric Circuits. (open access)

Method of and Apparatus for Protecting Electric Circuits.

Patent for a method of and apparatus for protecting electric circuits from unauthorized use. The inventor uses the arrangement of circuits described in an expired patent (No. 110,362).
Date: April 23, 1895
Creator: Oram, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garbage-Furnace. (open access)

Garbage-Furnace.

Patent for a garbage-furnace that relates to a patent that was previously granted to the inventor (No. 448,115). This invention provides "a new and improved garbage furnace, which is comparatively simple and durable in construction, and very effective for burning all kinds of dry and wet garbage, kitchen refuse, animal matter, excrements, &c. (lines 12-16).
Date: April 9, 1895
Creator: Brownlee, Alexander
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallic Roof. (open access)

Metallic Roof.

Patent for a metallic roof that has "an improved means for securing the adjoining edges of the metallic strips together, whereby a tight water proof joint is produced and the metal strips securely attached to the sheathing of the roof" (lines 15-20).
Date: April 16, 1895
Creator: Flatau, Louis S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dilator. (open access)

Dilator.

Patent for a dilator meant to enlarge the urethral and other canals of the human body. It is meant of "elastic material and capable of distention, or dilation, under the pressure of air, water, or other fluid introduced and to combine with said dilator means whereby its uniform enlargement under internal pressure shall take place without increase of length, thereby avoiding the objection common to all, rubber and similar structures heretofore, that interior pressure produced elongation at the expense of increase in diameter, while any inequality of strength, or thickness, caused unequal expansion" (lines 13-24).
Date: April 23, 1895
Creator: Parker, Elisha J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History