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Drag Saw. (open access)

Drag Saw.

Patent for a new and improved drag saw. This design "is to provide a simple, inexpensive, durable, and easily-operated machine for cross-cutting timber for railway-ties and material, or for cord-wood, stove-wood, or other uses" (lines 7-11).
Date: January 1, 1884
Creator: Bennett, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1884 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1884

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 1, 1884
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1884 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1884

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 1, 1884
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock. (open access)

Nut Lock.

Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design "consists of a volute spring-washer which is formed of a stiff or steel strong plate that is coiled or set up in . . . an edgewise manner, and is provided with one or more projections or spurs on its top and bottom surfaces, adapted to engage with the under side of the nut and the fish-plate or other object, said spurs or projections being formed on the top and the bottom edges of the inner and outer coils of the spring-washer" (lines 20-29).
Date: July 1, 1884
Creator: Campbell, Eli F.; Noble, Laroy C. & Howe, Milton G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1740: Galliher, Wm. et al (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1740: Galliher, Wm. et al (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Galliher, Wm. et al (Minors) and W.E. Hawkins (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1884-04-01/1896-01-08
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Standard (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1884 (open access)

The Standard (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: August 1, 1884
Creator: DeMorse, Charles
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerating Apparatus. (open access)

Refrigerating Apparatus.

Patent for a new and improved refrigerator. This design "consists, essentially, in a series of vessels surrounded or enveloped by fibrous material, dipping into a water-vessel above, and serving to maintain a constant supply of water to the exterior of the vessels through capillary action, the water being caused to pass down in such quantity as to drip from the bottoms of the vessels and collect in a second tank supplying a second series of vessels in the same manner, and finally to collect in a suitable vessel below, intermediate filtering apparatus being provided or not, as required" (lines 9-20).
Date: January 1, 1884
Creator: Dodge, Frances A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1884 (open access)

The La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1884

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 1, 1884
Creator: Edmondson, P. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The South-East Texan (Jasper, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1884 (open access)

The South-East Texan (Jasper, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Jasper, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: August 1, 1884
Creator: Ford, H. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texan-Telephone. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1884 (open access)

The Texan-Telephone. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Canton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 1884
Creator: Foster, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 506, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1884 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 506, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1884

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 1884
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 531, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1884 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 531, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1884

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 1884
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 557, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1884 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 557, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1884

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1884
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 583, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1884 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 583, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1884

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 1, 1884
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 635, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 1, 1884 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 635, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 1, 1884

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 1, 1884
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 661, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1884 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 661, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1884

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1884
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 687, Ed. 1 Monday, September 1, 1884 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 687, Ed. 1 Monday, September 1, 1884

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 1, 1884
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 713, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 1, 1884 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 713, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 1, 1884

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1884
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 740, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1884 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 740, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1884

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 1884
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 765, Ed. 1 Monday, December 1, 1884 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 765, Ed. 1 Monday, December 1, 1884

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 1, 1884
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Bottom Camp-Bed (open access)

Spring-Bottom Camp-Bed

Patent for an improved, less expensive, and easier to use camp bed granted to William Green Holden.
Date: April 1, 1884
Creator: Holden, William Green
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1884 (open access)

The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Stephenville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 1884
Creator: Jenks, George W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1884 (open access)

The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Stephenville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 1884
Creator: Jenks, George W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wood Pavement. (open access)

Wood Pavement.

Patent for a new and improved wood pavement. This design "consists in a pavement consisting of wooden blocks stripped of bark, cylindrical in shape, and sawed at right angles to the axis of the blocks. Said blocks of live bois d'arc or other hard timber, about six inches long, and placed on ends on a road-bed of bank sand and gravel after the same has been well and compactly rolled, and the spaces between the blocks filled with screened gravel and rammed until solid, and then coated with tar and pitch" (lines 12-22).
Date: July 1, 1884
Creator: Johnson, William M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History