The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 147, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 1, 1893 (open access)

The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 147, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 1, 1893

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 1, 1893
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reading-Stand. (open access)

Reading-Stand.

Patent for a simple, durable, and economic reading stand that has two desks, one of which is adjustable so that a person can read while sitting at any angle. The second desk is capable of holding heavy books. Both stands are vertically adjustable. The stand can be constructed to hold a lamp in addition to books.
Date: August 1, 1893
Creator: Anderson, Francis John & Irick, William Madison
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History