Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Peters, Chas. et al (Minors) and P.W. Linskie (Executor or Guardian)

Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper (except Sunday) from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Hines, Mattie E. (died September 2, 1884) and M. Hines (Executor or Guardian)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Porter, Minnie E. (died January 24, 1888 in San Bernardino County, California) and J.A. Porter (Executor or Guardian)

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Patent for a new and improved saddle spring. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a riding-saddle, of the series of transverse bridge-springs extending over the saddle-opening and having spiral ends bearing on the tree, and the longitudinal springs at the sides of said traverse springs" (lines 52-57).

Patent for a new and improved fleece-binder. This design "consists in a fleece-binder constructed with a box attached to a supporting-frame, and having inclined flanges upon its side edges, and provided with hinged press-boards and fingers operated by push-bars, a cord, and a treadle, whereby the fleece can be compressed and held while being tied. To the ends of the sides of the box is attached a knife, so that all the twines of the bundle can be cut at a time" (lines 20-29).

Patent for an improvement in fiber machines that is "adaptable to fibers of various plants; but it is especially designed for separating the fiber of plants found in Mexico--such as lechugilla, Spanish dagger, and similar plants" (lines 28-32). The machine is used to separate the usable fiber from the leaves, stalks, and other parts of the plants.

Patent for the improvement of fiber-machines, using rolls, bearings, wheels, brushes, racks and pinions.

Patent for a new and improved sewing-machine needle-threader. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the slide-bearing of the needle-bar, of the slide, its stop and spring, and the pivoted funnel-guide having a squared bearing to engage the spring, and a face-groove in its small end to engage the needle" (lines 73-78).