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Limestone County
Map of Limestone County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
October 1869
Creator:
Martin, Joseph
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Poke.
Patent for animal-poke that prevents them from jumping or forcing their way through fences. It consists of a yoke with its ends pointing upward, a brow band, rods that connect the brow band and the ends of the yoke, and bulges at the ends of the rods.
Date:
October 10, 1893
Creator:
McWilliams, Anderson W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Animal Power.
Patent for a new and improved animal power (engine). This design "consists in an animal-power constructed with a small wheel placed loosely upon a stationary upright shaft, and connected by hinges with the inner ends of arms and sweeps attached to the main wheel, which is mounted upon caster-wheels to support the weight of the wheel and its attachments. . . . The object of this invention is to economize power and promote convenience" (lines 16-25).
Date:
October 31, 1882
Creator:
Knox, William Curtis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "hinged jaws, draw-bars provided with a pin-hole . . . the jaws acting to support the pin until forced apart by the link, a hinged lever, a plate pivoted to said lever, said pin being attached to said plate, and an operating chain or rod connected to said plate for raising said pin" (lines 29-36).
Date:
October 12, 1886
Creator:
Carley, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hand Cotton Pickers.
Patent for a new method of picking cotton by hand, whereby 3 spindles remove the fibers from the bolls.
Date:
October 14, 1879
Creator:
Ham, Thomas William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Paint Brush.
Patent for a new and improved paint brush. This design "consists in an extensible and contractible frame having means for clamping a brush within the same, and provided at the end of its component members or plates with a sockets or tubes, in which are fitted adjustable stems carrying brush holders or sockets at their ends which are capable of receiving an angular adjustment in relation to said stems" (lines 15-23).
Date:
October 13, 1885
Creator:
Nowlin, William Abner
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Sharpening Tool
Patent for a saw-sharpening tool granted to Robert S. Munger. The tool may also be used for sharpening cotton gin blades.
Date:
October 10, 1882
Creator:
Munger, Robert S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 3, 1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 10, 1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 17, 1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 24, 1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 31, 1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 5, 1905
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 12, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 12, 1905
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 19, 1905
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 26, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 26, 1905
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 7, 1909
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 7, 1909
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1909
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 14, 1909
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 21, 1909
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 21, 1909
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 1909
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 28, 1909
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1910
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 6, 1910
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1910
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 13, 1910
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 1910
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 20, 1910
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1910
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 27, 1910
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History