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Soil Pulverizer. (open access)

Soil Pulverizer.

Patent for a new and improved soil pulverizer. This design consists in "the combination of rotating blades on a shaft adjustable forward and backward, the driving wheel shaft, the intermediate operating mechanism, and the two transverse shafts . . . the driving-wheels, the multiplying gear-wheels, the two shafts, blades, [the] shaft adjustable forward and backward by means of a lever, frame having recesses for journal-boxes, the lugs on the latter, and the connecting rod" (lines 84-95).
Date: February 5, 1884
Creator: Rankin, John Dake & Knox, William Custis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, September 5, 1902 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, September 5, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 5, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, December 5, 1902 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, December 5, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 5, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1904 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1904
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine For Collecting Insects From Plants (open access)

Machine For Collecting Insects From Plants

Patent for a machine that collects insects from plants. Illustration included.
Date: July 5, 1904
Creator: Bolen, Walter M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1905 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 5, 1905
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1906 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 5, 1906
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1906 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 5, 1906
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1907 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 5, 1907
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1908 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 5, 1908
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1908 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 5, 1908
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 1909 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 5, 1909
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustrations included.
Date: April 5, 1910
Creator: Thomas, Edward E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1911 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 5, 1911
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1911 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 5, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 5, 1911
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1912 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 5, 1912
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1912 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 5, 1912
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1913 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 5, 1913
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Horse-Drawn Fire Engines, Victoria, Texas]

Postcard of two firemen in two horse-drawn fire engines on a residential street, with a two-story Victorian house in the background. The back of the postcard has a handwritten note from the sender that says, "How would you like [to] be at the steering wheel of one of these?"
Date: August 5, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1914 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 5, 1914
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1914 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 5, 1914
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1914 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 5, 1914
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 1915 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 5, 1915
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History