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Georgetown Watchman (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 20, 1869 (open access)

Georgetown Watchman (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 20, 1869

Weekly newspaper from Georgetown, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: March 20, 1869
Creator: Makemson, W. K. & Foster, Wm. K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. T. P. Allen to J. D. and D. C. Giddings - October 20, 1871] (open access)

[Letter from R. T. P. Allen to J. D. and D. C. Giddings - October 20, 1871]

Letter from R. T. P. Allen to J. D. and D. C. Giddings. Colonel Allen writes that he needs to collect some notes on behalf of Helen L. Carmer from the Giddings brothers, who received the notes from the late Allen Lewis. Mrs. Carmer also would like the brothers to take up the matter of a claim on the Female College Boarding House in Chappell Hill between $2,000-$3,000.
Date: October 20, 1871
Creator: Allen, R. T. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David H. Wilson to J. D. Giddings and Brothers - October 20, 1876] (open access)

[Letter from David H. Wilson to J. D. Giddings and Brothers - October 20, 1876]

Letter from David H. Wilson to the Giddings brothers. Inquires about the ownership of a tract of land given to Soule University.
Date: October 20, 1876
Creator: Wilson, David H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Walking-Planters (open access)

Improvement in Walking-Planters

Patent for improvements of a new walking planter where the design is much improved to that of the cotton planters. The new improvements of the walking planter are much safer because of the hopper that is in the new and improved equipment, including illustrations.
Date: August 20, 1877
Creator: Brown, Joseph M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeder or Grain-Planter. (open access)

Seeder or Grain-Planter.

Patent for "improvements in seeders or grain-planters, having reference more particularly to that class of inventions capable of planting corn, peas, wheat, oats, and cotton" (lines 11-14), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 20, 1887
Creator: Robinson, Eustis P. M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn Planting Attachment. (open access)

Corn Planting Attachment.

Patent for a new and improved attachment for planters. This design consists in "the combination of a standard having a seed box at its upper end provided with a longitudinal groove in the upper side of the bottom, and with slots in the end walls registering with the groove and having an arm projecting laterally from the lower end, a wheel journaled upon the said arm, a seed-slide in the groove, a bell-crank fulcrumed upon a rearwardly-projecting bracket of the box, a connecting-rod pivoted to the wheel and to the rear arm of the bell-crank, and a connecting-rod pivoted to the upper arm of the bell-crank" (lines 41-53).
Date: March 20, 1888
Creator: Aten, Frank L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock (open access)

Nut-Lock

Patent for a "cheap, simple, and durable nut-lock which will be efficient to prevent a nut from working loose on a bolt, to prevent the bolt from turning in its socket, and to also permit the bolt to work or play slightlyin its socket to yield to the movement of the rails when a train is passing" (lines 20-26).
Date: September 20, 1892
Creator: Nelms, Alexander P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 44, Ed. 1, Friday, February 20, 1903 (open access)

The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 44, Ed. 1, Friday, February 20, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 20, 1903
Creator: Cates, R. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 48, Ed. 1, Friday, March 20, 1903 (open access)

The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 48, Ed. 1, Friday, March 20, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 20, 1903
Creator: Cates, R. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 4, Ed. 1, Friday, May 20, 1904 (open access)

The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 4, Ed. 1, Friday, May 20, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 20, 1904
Creator: Cates, R. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Derailing Frog (open access)

Derailing Frog

Patent for a derailing frog. Illustration included.
Date: June 20, 1905
Creator: Bain, William Y.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 50, Ed. 1, Friday, April 20, 1906 (open access)

The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 50, Ed. 1, Friday, April 20, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 20, 1906
Creator: Cates, R. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, July 20, 1906 (open access)

The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, July 20, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 20, 1906
Creator: Cates, R. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 21, Ed. 1, Friday, September 20, 1907 (open access)

The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 21, Ed. 1, Friday, September 20, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 20, 1907
Creator: Cates, R. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 20, 1908 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 20, 1908

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 20, 1908
Creator: Clark, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, November 20, 1908 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, November 20, 1908

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 20, 1908
Creator: Simpson, J. Fisher
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, May 20, 1910 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, May 20, 1910

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: May 20, 1910
Creator: Tunnell, T. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1911 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1911

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 20, 1911
Creator: Sheffy, L. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 20, 1911 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 20, 1911

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 1911
Creator: Huffor, Earl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plumb Level (open access)

Plumb Level

Patent for a plumb level. Illustrations included.
Date: August 20, 1912
Creator: Brooks, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, February 20, 1914 (open access)

The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, February 20, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 20, 1914
Creator: Cates, R. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1914 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1914

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 20, 1914
Creator: Vinson, E. Curtis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 34, Ed. 1, Friday, March 20, 1914 (open access)

The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 34, Ed. 1, Friday, March 20, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 20, 1914
Creator: Cates, R. F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, March 20, 1914 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, March 20, 1914

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 20, 1914
Creator: Vinson, E. Curtis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History