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Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1889 (open access)

Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 6, 1889
Creator: Miller, G. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, December 6, 1889 (open access)

Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, December 6, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 6, 1889
Creator: Miller, G. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bag Holder and Filler. (open access)

Bag Holder and Filler.

Patent for a new and improved bag holder and filler. This design "consists of an expansible bag holding and filling funnel composed of a metallic strip having overlapping edges and provided with attached spring-wires, such funnel being capable of contraction to enter a bag, and of expanding therein for the purpose of holding and filling the bag" (lines 13-19).
Date: February 6, 1883
Creator: Adkisson, Duncan Rudolph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine. (open access)

Washing Machine.

Patent for a new and improved washing machine. This design "regulate[s] the pressure of the rubber upon the clothes, and thus facilitate[s] the operation of washing the said clothes" (lines 13-16).
Date: September 6, 1881
Creator: Hollis, William Tailler.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History