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[Soule University Report Card for G. A. Giddings]
Report card indicating G. A. Giddings' grades earned at Soule University for the month of February.
Date:
February 1871
Creator:
Soule University
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. A. Mood to J. D. Giddings - February 18, 1872]
Letter from F. A. Mood to J. D. Giddings. Mood apologizes for being so fussy about a matter where a Mr. Cook refuses to sign anything that he would draw up but demands that Giddings present something to him. This matter is very important to Mood because it would settle his debt to his friend, Captain Smith, who has waited patiently over a year for payment.
Date:
February 18, 1872
Creator:
Mood, F. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. E. Carnes to J. D. Giddings - February 26, 1872]
Letter from P. E. Carnes to Mr. Giddings. Carnes explains that he is returning a deed to Giddings because he has failed to make any progress in making arrangements for the property. There is a homestead with considerable land for cultivation, but it cannot be sold until its heirs come of age. Carnes is concerned at the possibility that F. A. Mood may leave Soule University. He knows of people who would leave the college along with Mood, and he feels that this would be very detrimental to the school. In the postscript, Carnes requests the order of a kitchen implement.
Date:
February 26, 1872
Creator:
Carnes, P. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. A. Mood to J. D. Giddings - February 12, 1876]
Letter from F. A. Mood to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Mood writes an impassioned letter in response to Giddings' doubts about Southwestern and his desire to resign from the Board of Trustees. Mood addresses Giddings' concerns in five numbered points. It appears that one of Giddings' biggest concerns is about the lack of financial support for the university. Mood responds that he is well aware of the risks that he is taking. Mood seems to have had a falling out with his Board of Trustees, and Giddings recommends the he abandons them, but Mood feels too indebted to the board to just let them go. He begs Giddings not to resign for the sake of the institution. Mood fears that his time is limited to lay the foundations of Southwestern University since he has been suffering from pulmonary hemorrhage.
Date:
February 12, 1876
Creator:
Mood, F. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. A. Mood to J. D. Giddings - February 19, 1876]
Letter from F. A. Mood to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Mood says that all the trustees have signed the agreement except for Major John R. Henry and Hon. H. E. McCollough, but Mood is not hopeful for any results from this agreement. He states that Judge J. P. Hughes gave him a favorable lot in exchange for a small bonus for a lot near the university. When Mood examined the house at the lot, he realized that it was empty and not suitable for holding classes. Mood has invested all of the money he has saved and his wife's money in the university and so would like the church to refund him. His health has improved enough that he has resumed his duties to the university.
Date:
February 19, 1876
Creator:
Mood, F. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of Hydraulic Cement and Lime.
Patent for improvement in“the manufacture of hydraulic cement or lime form rotten or decomposed limestone” (lines 66-68).
Date:
February 8, 1881
Creator:
Dimelow, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Treadle Power.
Patent for a new and improved treadle power. This design "consists of a pair of treadles contrived [so] that the operator may stand erect and operate the machine . . . together with contrivances whereby the operator may at the same time apply the power of the hands and arms to assist the legs when greater power is required, and for relief of the legs when less power is required. By enabling the operator to stand erect and apply the weight of his [or her] body to the treadles by a natural walking motion . . . he [or she] can apply greater power and continue a longer time with less fatigue" (lines 7-20).
Date:
February 26, 1884
Creator:
Greene, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate Latch.
Patent for a new and improved gate latch. This design "relates to that class of gates which are used to close and open passages through fences; and its object is to compensate for shrinkage of the gate in dry weather and swelling thereof in wet weather, in order that the bolt or latch may at all times extend the right distance from the edge of the gate to properly engage the gate post or jamb" (lines 9-16).
Date:
February 10, 1885
Creator:
Magruder, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Chairs.
Patent for a new and improved chair. This design consists "[i]n a reading and writing attachment for chairs, the combination of a bail-shaped clamp adapted to be applied to a chair-arm, an upright slotted arm, a set-screw passing through said slotted arm and engaging the clamp, a plate carried by the upper end of said slotted arm, and a table pivotally connected to said plate, whereby the table may be adjusted vertically, horizontally, and obliquely" (lines 66-75).
Date:
February 25, 1890
Creator:
Hutton, Milton C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed-Brace.
Patent for a bed brace that consists of end-loops that are held by engage hooks at the ends of the bedstead, fixed draw-wires that connect the outer and inner sides of the end-loops, a tension-loop that is connected to the side rails, tightening link with duplicate rings that slide onto the tension loop, and a transverse twisting-bar.
Date:
February 21, 1893
Creator:
Pool, David Preston
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hasp.
Patent for a hasp that "may be adjusted longitudinally to compensate for expansion or contraction of the parts to which it is applied, or which it is designed to connect, the means for adjustment being such that they may be manipulated without displacing or altering the relative positions of any of the parts of the device, and furthermore, to provide means whereby the hasp is capable of universal movement, whereby it is operative irrespective of the planes in which the surfaces of the connected parts are arranged" (lines 10-21).
Date:
February 5, 1895
Creator:
Hutton, Milton Calhoun
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for a gate "used to guard thoroughfares on farms, passages into fields and for like purposes, and belongs to a class wherein two similar gates are together employed, and are pivoted to rock on a frame, so as to open a passage through said fame, or close the gate opening as occasion may require" (lines 10-16). The invention is easily opened and closed, has newly designed latches, and has counterbalances.
Date:
February 12, 1895
Creator:
Whittenberg, William B. & Hawkins, Augustus L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cultivators.
Patent for a cotton-chopper attachment for cultivators. It can fit to any cultivator with some modification. It is a wheel that rides "upon the row and presses down into the ground parts of the cotton in the row, leaving the other standing, and of the necessary mechanism for attaching and controlling said wheel" (lines 20-24).
Date:
February 4, 1896
Creator:
Ray, William T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for "washing-machines and seeks to provide, among other improvements, a novel construction of casing and gear framing or support, an improvement in the clothes-receptacle and the devices for securing a circulation of water and steam through the clothes." (Lines 8-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 11, 1896
Creator:
Walters, Loren B. & Cadwalader, Kinsey
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn.
Patent for a churn in which a can has an opening in the center of its lid, in which a dasher-staff fits. The can fits in a frame. There are two parts to the frame, the part that rotates the can, and the part that holds the churn in place. The frame also holds the dasher-staff and a crank to rotate the can's frame.
Date:
February 2, 1897
Creator:
Everhard, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Track Crossing.
Patent for a new and useful railroad track crossing, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 13, 1900
Creator:
Friedsam, Samuel Andras
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Planting Attachment For Cultivators.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in corn and cotton planting attachments for cultivators, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 27, 1900
Creator:
Weddle, John Crit
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CHUCK FOR COILING STUD-SPIRALS
Patent for a specially designed tool "to provide an improved chuck for jewelers' use and for coiling stud-spirals and the like" (lines 9-11).
Date:
February 12, 1901
Creator:
Uerckert, John R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Cotton Planter.
Patent for a new, improved combined corn and cotton planter, including illustrations.
Date:
February 4, 1902
Creator:
Ferriott, Charles L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 43, Ed. 1, Friday, February 7, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 7, 1902
Creator:
Cates & Sharpe
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 44, Ed. 1, Friday, February 14, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 14, 1902
Creator:
Cates & Sharpe
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Cotton Planter.
Patent for improvements to the construction of corn and cotton planters that are ridden by the user, illustrated.
Date:
February 18, 1902
Creator:
Boyd, Joseph Lonzo & Gillis, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 45, Ed. 1, Friday, February 21, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 21, 1902
Creator:
Cates & Sharpe
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 46, Ed. 1, Friday, February 28, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 28, 1902
Creator:
Cates & Sharpe
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History