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Attachment for Cotton Plows. (open access)

Attachment for Cotton Plows.

Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists, "with the plow-stock provided with a staple near the lower end of the standard, having an opening formed with a series of parallel sides, and a staple on the beam . . . consisting of a series of bails of the fender-plate rigidly secured to the rod, the lower end of said rod being formed in cross-section of a series of parallel sides, said end adapted to fit and be adjusted in said staple, the upper end of the rod being adapted to be adjusted in any one of the bails of the staple" (lines 7-18).
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Collier, Johnathan T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890 (open access)

Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Garrett, O. H. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the draw-head provided with the hole through its under side and the vertical guide-grooves in its exterior sides, of the stirrup sliding in said grooves and provided with a tongue at its lower and hooks at its upper parts, and a lifting-device—such as a rod or bar—adapted to engage with the upper part of the stirrup for raising it in the said external guide-grooves and causing the said tongue to raise the coupling-link in the draw-head" (lines 4-14).
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Mason, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 56, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 56, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Extensible Trestle. (open access)

Extensible Trestle.

Patent for an improvement to extensible trestles for masonry and carpentryscaffolding and other uses, including both instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Bogusch, Robert J.; Bogusch, Gustav & Zincke, August
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Tackle. (open access)

Fishing Tackle.

Patent for a new and improved fishing tackle. This design is "to provide a snaring device which will, so far as possible, insure a capture; to so arrange the hooks as to prevent a loss of bait, and to provide a device capable of ensnaring as many fish as may at the time of lifting the snare by nibbling at the bait. . . . the invention consists in a spacing-ring, preferably formed of lead or other heavy metal and having a central hub and having a series of hooks radiating from the tub and secured to the ring, and in locating above the hub and at the center of a series of hooks a bait-support" (lines 11-24).
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Mayer, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 2338, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 2338, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 341, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 341, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Leonard, J. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 255, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 255, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press. (open access)

Hay Press.

Patent for a new and improved hay press. This design consists, "with the frame, of the pivot-pin mounted in the end of the frame and having a crank disk on its lower end, the pitman pivoted to said disk, the spring secured to the pitman and the frame, the double-cam secured on the pivot-pin, the sweep loosely mounted on the pivot-pin above the said double cam, and the dogs pivoted within the sweep and bearing on the cam" (lines 59-67).
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Mayes, Thomas T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Tenth Year, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Tenth Year, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Dam. (open access)

Portable Dam.

Patent for a new and improved portable dam. This design "consists in the combination of the timbers which form the dam, the vertical uprights between which the timbers are place, the braces which support the dam in an upright position, the rider placed upon the braces, the wires, and the hooks to which the wires are fastened" (lines 13-19).
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Williams, Stephen P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Tie. (open access)

Railroad Tie.

Patent for a new and improved railroad-tie. This design "has for its object the provision of means for broadening the gage of a road at curves thereof and the production of a metallic tie that is extremely simple in construction and by means of which a rail can be readily removed or secured in place and a firm elastic bearing obtained thereof" (lines 19-25).
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Bagby, William Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Letter and Paper File Case. (open access)

Rotary Letter and Paper File Case.

Patent for a new and improved file case. This design consists in "the combination, with a pedestal, of a staff rising therefrom, a series of revolving racks having a marginal flange and radial compartments, and a cap having a socket in its under side and bearing on the upper end of the staff, whereby the pans and racks may be freely rotated" (lines 90-96).
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: Mundy, Eusebius Bainbridge
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. [9], No. 292, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. [9], No. 292, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 1890

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 7, 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 7, 1890
Creator: Hoeny, John, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890 (open access)

The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 7, 1890
Creator: Streight, T. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890 (open access)

Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 7, 1890
Creator: Garrett, O. H. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Canton Telephone. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890 (open access)

The Canton Telephone. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Canton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 7, 1890
Creator: Foster, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890 (open access)

Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 7, 1890
Creator: Miller, G. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 83, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 83, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 7, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 2365, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 2365, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 7, 1890
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 286, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 286, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 7, 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Tenth Year, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Tenth Year, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1890

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 7, 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History