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Improvement in corn-planters.
Patent for an "improvement upon the planter described in Patent No. 8,408" (paragraph 3). The movement of a horse's shoulders causes vibrations that power a cropper-slide. Includes illustration.
Date:
August 1, 1876
Creator:
Meeks, Nathan H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gate.
Patent for a new and improved gate. This design consists in "a central post, the latch-posts arranged at equal distances on opposite sides of the central post and provided with suitable catches, the latches pivoted at their inner ends to the center post and adapted to engage the said catches, the operating-bar affixed at its center to the upper end of the center post and at right angles to the gate, the loop connected at its free ends, respectively, to the latches, and the operating-cords running over guide-pulleys . . . and connected at their ends to the closed upper end of the loop" (lines 1-13).
Date:
October 1, 1889
Creator:
Eubanks, Thomas Jefferson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Swing.
Patent for an improved and inexpensive swing that is foot-operated. The swing is built into a frame, and connects to the frame on two points on each end of the swing.
Date:
August 1, 1893
Creator:
Brydson, John J. & Greathouse, John A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Packer.
Patent for a new and improved cotton packer. This design consists in "the combination of a reciprocating plunger having an upright frame formed with a cross-piece at its top, a drum having means for revolving it in opposite directions, a chain attached to the plunger and to the drum winding upon the same, a spring secured at its middle to the cross-piece of the plunger-frame, and chains secured to the ends of the spring and to the drum winding upon the same in opposite direction to the chain from the plunger" (lines 93-103).
Date:
March 1, 1887
Creator:
Dulaney, John Thornton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Independent. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 1, 1858
Weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1858
Creator:
Marschalk, Andrew, Sr.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baylor Quarterly. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 1, 1888
Quarterly college newspaper from Belton, Texas "Conducted by the Literary Societies of Baylor Female College -- The Academia and the Historical" containing literature, campus news, and advertising.
Date:
February 1, 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bell County Democrat (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1908
Semi-weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 1, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bell County Democrat (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 1, 1908
Semi-weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 1, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Belton Journal (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1918
Weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 1, 1918
Creator:
Pyle, O. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Belton Weekly Journal (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1870
Weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 1, 1870
Creator:
Davenport, J. H. & Ramsey, A. K.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, September 12, 1890]
Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to her mother to update her on events back home in Belton. Gertrude hoped her mother was feeling better and told her how Gertrude's sister, Ora, was doing in school as well as Gertrude's work at Baylor Female College. Among other small bits of news, she included how her father was doing and some information about the local church.
Date:
September 1, 1890
Creator:
Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. H. Wells to Junia Roberts Osterhout, December 1, 1916]
Letter from E. H. Wells to Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote to thank her for the letters she had been sending him. He told her of what he and his family did for Thanksgiving and mentioned how some college girls spent their holiday.
Date:
December 1, 1916
Creator:
Wells, E. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1961
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 1, 1961
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1961
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 1, 1961
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1963
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 1, 1963
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1963
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 1, 1963
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 60, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1963
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 1, 1963
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1959
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1959
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1960
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 1, 1960
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, July 1, 1960
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 1, 1960
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1955
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 1, 1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1955
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 1, 1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1957
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 1, 1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1958
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History