Automatic Weighing Scale (open access)

Automatic Weighing Scale

Patent for moving a pole along a beam that efficiently measures weight as a scale.
Date: June 29, 1918
Creator: Foster Jr., Samuel T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Democrata Fronterizo. (Laredo, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 650, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 8, 1918 (open access)

El Democrata Fronterizo. (Laredo, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 650, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 8, 1918

Daily Spanish-language newspaper from Laredo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 8, 1918
Creator: Cardenas, Justo
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Democrata Fronterizo. (Laredo, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 651, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 15, 1918 (open access)

El Democrata Fronterizo. (Laredo, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 651, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 15, 1918

Daily Spanish-language newspaper from Laredo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 15, 1918
Creator: Cardenas, Justo
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Democrata Fronterizo. (Laredo, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 652, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 22, 1918 (open access)

El Democrata Fronterizo. (Laredo, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 652, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 22, 1918

Daily Spanish-language newspaper from Laredo, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 22, 1918
Creator: Cardenas, Justo
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oxen carts in front of a pawn shop]

Oxen carts in front of a pawn shop, Laredo, Texas. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Mr. Wilfred Hellser from "H. W."
Date: June 25, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History