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The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 23, 1910 (open access)

The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 23, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes articles and stories on a variety of family and social topics, with an emphasis on temperance and prohibition, along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 1910
Creator: Rankin, George C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 43, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 23, 1914 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 43, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 23, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes articles and stories on a variety of family and social topics, with an emphasis on temperance and prohibition, along with advertising.
Date: May 23, 1914
Creator: Perkins, A. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 23, 1913 (open access)

The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 23, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes articles and stories on a variety of family and social topics, with an emphasis on temperance and prohibition, along with advertising.
Date: August 23, 1913
Creator: Thomas, W. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 23, 1912 (open access)

The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 23, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes articles and stories on a variety of family and social topics, with an emphasis on temperance and prohibition, along with advertising.
Date: November 23, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 23, 1912 (open access)

The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 23, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes articles and stories on a variety of family and social topics, with an emphasis on temperance and prohibition, along with advertising.
Date: March 23, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 23, 1911 (open access)

The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 23, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes articles and stories on a variety of family and social topics, with an emphasis on temperance and prohibition, along with advertising.
Date: December 23, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 23, 1911 (open access)

The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 13, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 23, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes articles and stories on a variety of family and social topics, with an emphasis on temperance and prohibition, along with advertising.
Date: September 23, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Bed-Rack. (open access)

Automobile Bed-Rack.

Patent for a bed rack (bed roll) located at the rear of a car so that once the car cushions have been placed to form a mattress, the bed roll can be unwound to stretch and cover the cushions providing bedding and covering.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Turner, John S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Traffic-Signal. (open access)

Traffic-Signal.

Patent for a traffic signal that provides a way for automobiles to notify other vehicles that the operator is about to make a turn or bring his vehicle a stop, with illustrations.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Tillery, John F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Storage-Rack. (open access)

Storage-Rack.

Patent for a mounted storage rack for automobiles that can be folded onto the running board. The rack may be shortened or lengthened for running boards of different lengths, or to provide a storage space of a given length.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Turner, John S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pass-Book (open access)

Pass-Book

Patent for improvements on pass book design, so that the owner's name can be included on the cover of the book, and so that the name can not be easily removed.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Exline, Marcus P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoemaker's Gimlet. (open access)

Shoemaker's Gimlet.

Patent for a shoemaker's gimlet that bores holes in wooden heels for women's shoes, including illustrations.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Paternostro, Luca
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signal Apparatus. (open access)

Signal Apparatus.

Patent for new and useful improvements to the Signal Apparatus of motor vehicles.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: Wetter, Ralph E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Wheel. (open access)

Resilient Wheel.

Patent for improvements in the structure of wheels.
Date: June 23, 1916
Creator: Avery, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elbow-Joint for Artificial Arms (open access)

Elbow-Joint for Artificial Arms

Patent for an elbow joint for artificial arms that can be manipulated by the wearer into any desired position.
Date: July 23, 1918
Creator: Corley, Quentin D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Ginn and Company, September 1919] (open access)

[Invoice for Free Textbooks from Ginn and Company, September 1919]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to C. C. Cox by Ginn and Company as part of Texas' free textbook law.
Date: September 23, 1919
Creator: Ginn and Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. A. DeWitt to C. C. Cox, September 23, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from E. A. DeWitt to C. C. Cox, September 23, 1919]

Letter from E. A. DeWitt of Ginn and Co. Publishers to C. C. Cox recommending changes to a book order. The envelope is included.
Date: September 23, 1919
Creator: DeWitt, E. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Burning Unburnt Gas Products. (open access)

Apparatus for Burning Unburnt Gas Products.

Patent for a new "method for burning all of the products usually known as "waste products" and to eliminate the fumes and poisonous vapors." (lines 27-30) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Jansen, Andrew
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casing for Player-Pianos. (open access)

Casing for Player-Pianos.

Patent for "new and useful improvements" (lines 9-10) to the casing for player pianos. Improvements include simplifying numerous operations of the piano to be accomplished by one mechanism. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 23, 1915
Creator: Terry, Charles R. & Money, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrogenating Oils, Fats, and Fatty Acids, &c. (open access)

Hydrogenating Oils, Fats, and Fatty Acids, &c.

Patent for improvements made to a hydrogenator of saturated oils, including illustrations.
Date: June 23, 1914
Creator: Humphreys, Jerome N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kerosene-Burner. (open access)

Kerosene-Burner.

Patent for kerosene fueled burner for use with cooking or heating, includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 23, 1915
Creator: Patton, William D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Cushion Valve. (open access)

Steam-Cushion Valve.

Patent for "a new and useful steam cushion valve, and its object is to provide a steam cushion valve that will sever to automatically retard the exhaust from a cylinder as the piston approaches one of the cylinder heads." (lines 9-14) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Henry, Nelson B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tail-Light for Automobiles. (open access)

Tail-Light for Automobiles.

Patent for a lamp for automobiles, which combines a lantern (with colored lens) with a number plate holder (which includes sections that can be inserted and removed). The lamp is positioned to show and illuminate the number plate.
Date: February 23, 1915
Creator: Lindsey, James J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Radiator Supporting Frame (open access)

Radiator Supporting Frame

Patent for support structure for car radiators.
Date: January 23, 1917
Creator: Neveu, Frank A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History