The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 1917 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 23, 1917
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
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
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
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