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Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 298, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1885
Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Rankin, John G. & Levin
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "form[s] the central opening of the draw-bar with a tup-bar having rearwardly a spiral spring. The forward end of this tup-bar is inclined forwardly somewhat at an angle at the top, so that when the said bar is pushed forward by the spiral spring at its rear end, the coupling-pin will rest upon this forwardly-projecting end of the bar, while the link will rest beneath, so that in dropping the pin will rest within the link, and not on the outer side, which would be the case if this bar were square" (lines 15-26).
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
McAllister, Sanders F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Device for Packing Cotton.
Patent for an improvement in devices for packing and compressing cotton in press-boxes. This patent is an improvement on the inventor's previous Letters Patent of the United States granted June 26, 1883, No. 280,333.
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Summer, Dewitt C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 84, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 140, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 15, 1885
Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 1089, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1885
Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Hanschke, Robert
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 235, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P.E. Peareson to John C. Beasley - December 15, 1885]
Letter written to John C. Beasley from P.E. Peareson, concerning his interest in a plot of land.
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Peareson, P. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manufacture of Soap.
Patent for a new and improved soap-making process. This process "consist[s] in applying hydraulic pressure to the mass undergoing mixture and steam-heating . . . [and] thoroughly mixing the ingredients . . . in a close vessel by means of rotary blades, heating the same by steam, and at the same time applying pressure by means of a hydraulic pump to the said mixture" (lines 86-95).
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Grant, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motive Power.
Patent for a new and improved Motive Power. This design consists "[i]n a motor, the frame, in combination with a windlass or drum, a rope adapted to be wound thereon, a pulley-block provided with a series of pulleys, a weight also provided with pulleys, the rope being passed through the respective pulleys, devices for winding the windlass, and mechanism for transmitting the movement of the windlass while the rope is being unwound" (lines 35-43).
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Brown, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Motor.
Patent for "motors designed more particularly running sewing machines and churns and other light machinery" (lines 9-10), including instruction and illustrations.
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Harrell, A. Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil Can.
Patent for a new and improved oil can. This design "relates to that class of oil-cans which are used for supplying lubricating material to various kinds of machinery, and which usually consists of a can or receptacle having an orifice through which it may be filled, and a tapering spout for supplying the lubricant to the place where it is needed; and the invention has for its object to produce an oil-can which shall be specially designed for lubricating vehicle-axles, and which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency" (lines 19-30).
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Denton, Winfield Scott
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 191, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1885
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 297, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 15, 1885
Daily newspaper (except Sunday) from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1885
Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Hull, C. M.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soap Manufacturing Machine.
Patent for a new and improved soap maker. This design consists in "[t]he charger, having outline-pipe, in combination with [the] compressor having within the same a steam-heated coil and a rotary mixer, a hydraulic pump connected to said compressor, pressure-gage, and safety-valve" (lines 24-29).
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Grant, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk and Clod Cutter.
Patent for a new and improved stalk cutter. This design "consist[s] of . . . any desirable number of cutting-wheels constructed with heavy spherical hubs of cast metal and spokes carrying at their extremities horizontal knives. The said cutting-wheels are mounted . . . on a horizontal shaft provided with a longitudinal key-slot from end to end, so that the cutting-wheels may be adjusted in the desired positions thereon, the said shaft turning in boxes at the rear ends of a pair of longitudinal beams secured in front to an axle provided with two carrying-wheels and a driver's seat" (lines 9-21).
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
Farley, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Daily Examiner. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 22, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 15, 1885
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 15, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 281, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1885
Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 15, 1885
Creator:
Rankin, John G. & Levin
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 9, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1885
Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 15, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 110, Ed. 1, Sunday, November 15, 1885
Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 15, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 205, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1885
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 15, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 170, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1885
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 15, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 28, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 15, 1885
Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 15, 1885
Creator:
Murray, B. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History