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Apparatus for Delinting Cotton-Seed. (open access)

Apparatus for Delinting Cotton-Seed.

Patent for improvements in apparatus for delinting cotton seed: " Our invention relates to improvements in apparatus for burning off or removing the lint from cotton seed" (lines 14-16).
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Hollingsworth, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chimney-Cowl. (open access)

Chimney-Cowl.

Patent for improvements in chimney-cowls by providing a “self-operating smoke-conductor especially adapted for use in all windy climates, to be placed over the discharge-opening of the flues.” (Lines 10-13) So that a “smoke-conductor can be automatically reversed or turned by the wind in any and all directions” (15-18) to carry the smoke away. Illustration is included.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Gardner, Perris W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coin Holder of Package. (open access)

Coin Holder of Package.

Patent for improvements in coin holders or packages by using three metallic strips, A, B, and C; the end of strips A and B are bent at right angles to the body portions of coins of a particular denomination. Strip C is “pivoted at its ends to the ends of the strips A and B at their point of attachment and adapted to be turned upon its pivots, so as to embrace the edges of the coins contained in the holder.” (Lines 85-89) Illustration is included.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Heim, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1307: Hannum, C.E. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1307: Hannum, C.E. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Hannum, C.E. (died September 1, 1891) and J.F. Hannum (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1891-09-01/1891-09-16
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 259, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1891 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 259, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1891

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 321, Ed. 1, Tuesday, September 1, 1891 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 321, Ed. 1, Tuesday, September 1, 1891

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2848, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1891 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2848, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1891

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 280, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1891 (open access)

The Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 280, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1891

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Roberts, W. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 161, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1891 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 161, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1891

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Imposition-Furniture for Printers' Use. (open access)

Imposition-Furniture for Printers' Use.

Patent for improvements in imposition-furniture for printers’ use; in this “improved furniture, the page can be removed with the cord tied around it and set aside for future use and the improved pieces of furniture used around another and different page of type and so on indefinitely. It is made to serve the purpose of an almost endless set of furniture-pieces of that style of furniture border-piece where the groove is formed on the outside of furniture border-pieces and the tying-cord is fitted in said groove and made to serve for tying up both the furniture border-pieces and the page.” (Lines 22-34) Illustration is included.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Clarke, Robert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 197, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1891 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 197, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1891

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pedal Attachment for Velocipedes. (open access)

Pedal Attachment for Velocipedes.

Patent for a new and useful safety attachment “for the pedals of bicycles, tricycles, and other wheeled vehicles operated by the feet through the medium of pedals.” (Lines 9-11) This attachment will form a long bearing for the foot of the rider, thus avoiding dead-centers in the revolutions of the cranks, and to provide means for preventing any slipping of the pedals.” (Lines 12-16) Illustration is included.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Wheeler, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plea for the Life of the Geological and Mineralogical Survey of Texas, and Review of the Charges preferred against Prof. E.T. Dumble, State Geologist, for "Incompetency, Plagiarism, and Maladministration in Office," and the Sham Trial thereof (open access)

Plea for the Life of the Geological and Mineralogical Survey of Texas, and Review of the Charges preferred against Prof. E.T. Dumble, State Geologist, for "Incompetency, Plagiarism, and Maladministration in Office," and the Sham Trial thereof

Front cover of a paper regarding the Geological and Mineralogical Survey of Texas and trial of Professor E. T. Dumble.
Date: September 1891
Creator: Herndon, J. H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records:  Deed Record 113 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 113

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from September 1891 to November 1892, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1891-09/1892-11
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tuning-Hammer. (open access)

Tuning-Hammer.

Patent for improvements in tuning-hammers by using a handle having a central square hole closed at its upper end, a ferrule around its lower end adapted to receive a tool. The tool is a T shaped head having holes in the ends of its cross-bar and the end of its shank adapted to fit into the handle that can be used to tune pianos. Illustration is included.
Date: September 1, 1891
Creator: Fuchs, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 260, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 260, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 2, 1891
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891 (open access)

Forney Tribune. (Forney, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Forney, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 2, 1891
Creator: Elliott, Sercey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 322, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 2, 1891 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 322, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 2, 1891

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 2, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2849, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2849, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 2, 1891
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 281, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891 (open access)

The Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 281, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 2, 1891
Creator: Roberts, W. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 162, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 162, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 2, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. [5], Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891 (open access)

The Graham Leader. (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. [5], Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 2, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 198, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 198, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 2, 1891

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 2, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aransas Harbor Herald. (Aransas Harbor, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1891 (open access)

Aransas Harbor Herald. (Aransas Harbor, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Aransas Harbor, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 3, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History