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Improvement in Nails. (open access)

Improvement in Nails.

Patent for a nail with hexagonal form with two sides nearly flat and beveled edges.
Date: January 21, 1873
Creator: Hall, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Bag Carrier. (open access)

Cotton-Bag Carrier.

Patent for improved cotton sack carrier: "the object of the present invention is to provide a device whereby cotton sacks may be conveniently carried during the picking of cotton from one portion of the field to another without wearing the sack and with convenience to the picker" (lines 10-15).
Date: February 21, 1893
Creator: Laird, Archibald F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Provision-Safe. (open access)

Provision-Safe.

Patent for a provision safe that keeps food cool that uses "a jacket of absorbent material inclosing a suitable frame provided with shelves for supporting the articles of food, and a vat for containing water and supplying it to the jacket by capillary action whereby the temperature is reduced through the process of evaporation" (lines 15-21). This patent improves the design of provision safes.
Date: November 21, 1893
Creator: Stephens, James Howell
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dish-Cleaner. (open access)

Dish-Cleaner.

Patent for a dish-cleaner that is used in a sink or another container. Its object is to force "air through the water and in contact with the submerged dishes" (lines 17-18). The invention also has "a water-agitator surrounded with supports for holding the dishes or other articles in a vertical position in close proximity to the outlet-ports of the agitator" (lines 20-23).
Date: January 21, 1896
Creator: Bond, William Beebe
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Stretching Wire Or Other Purposes. (open access)

Machine for Stretching Wire Or Other Purposes.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in machines for stretching wire or other purposes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 21, 1898
Creator: Selvidge, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bedstead Brace. (open access)

Bedstead Brace.

Patent for a new and useful bedstead-brace. "This invention is an improved construction of bedstead-brace, the object being to provide an exceedingly cheap, simple, and efficient device which can be applied to any and all beds" (line 7-11).
Date: January 21, 1902
Creator: Campbell, Ike W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1902 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 21, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 1902 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 21, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 21, 1902 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 21, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 21, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trace-Fastener (open access)

Trace-Fastener

Patent for trace fastener.
Date: April 21, 1903
Creator: Hall, Henry Lyons
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1904 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 21, 1904
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 21, 1904 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 21, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 21, 1904
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 21, 1905 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 21, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 21, 1905
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1905 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 21, 1905
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1906 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 21, 1906
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1907 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 21, 1907
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1907 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 21, 1907
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 1907 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 21, 1907
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harrow and Cultivating Implement (open access)

Harrow and Cultivating Implement

Patent for a harrow and cultivating implement which "may be readily adjusted and adapted to various uses" (lines 12-13).
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Sherrill, Samuel T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1908 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 21, 1908
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 21, 1909 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 21, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 21, 1909
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 21, 1909 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 21, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 21, 1909
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 21, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 21, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 21, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 21, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History