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The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 1861 (open access)

The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 27, 1861

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 1861
Creator: Neblett, William H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 27, 1861 (open access)

The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 27, 1861

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 27, 1861
Creator: Neblett, William H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fanny Halbert - November 27, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from Fanny Halbert - November 27, 1864]

Letter from Fanny Halbert to her husband, dated November 27, 1864. The letter tells of family business and visits from friends, as well as some mention of problems with using Confederate currency. Included with the original letter is a typed transcript.
Date: November 27, 1864
Creator: Halbert, Fanny
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Presses for Hay, Cotton, Etc. (open access)

Improvement in Presses for Hay, Cotton, Etc.

Patent for the improvement of presses for hay and cotton, by means of a screw. It includes an illustration and description.
Date: December 27, 1870
Creator: Cunningham, Matthew G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1889 (open access)

Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 27, 1889
Creator: Miller, G. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 27, 1889 (open access)

Corsicana Observer. (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 27, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 27, 1889
Creator: Miller, G. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence. (open access)

Fence.

Patent for a new and improved fence. This design "compris[es] the main end and intermediate posts anchored in the ground, the longitudinal wires connected to said main end posts and let into said intermediate posts, said end posts being suitably braced and said longitudinal wires being connected together by tie-wires, and the supplemental posts, to which are also bound or secured said longitudinal wires, having the horizontal feet of approximate figure-8 shape resting squarely on the ground or surface" (lines 69-79).
Date: May 27, 1890
Creator: Kerr, James, Sr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vest and Drawers Holder. (open access)

Vest and Drawers Holder.

Patent for new and improved suspenders. This design consists, "[a]s an improved article of manufacture, the vest and drawers holder . . . consisting of the main bar having the arm bent downward from its upper end and provided with a clasp for connecting with the drawers, the main bar being also provided near its upper and lower ends with safety-pins for connection with the vest" (lines 60-67).
Date: September 27, 1892
Creator: Lustig, Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel (open access)

Hydraulic Swivel

Patent for a hydraulic swivel. This design produced a mechanism for supporting a supply hose in a given position.
Date: October 27, 1903
Creator: Johnston, Horace G.; Sturm, William P. & Sturm, Jacob W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Courier-Light (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 99, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 27, 1904 (open access)

Daily Courier-Light (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 99, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 27, 1904

Daily newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: July 27, 1904
Creator: Hand, F. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Rail-Lubricators (open access)

Improvements in Rail-Lubricators

Patent for "a lubricating apparatus for use on street and other cars for lubricating the track when the car rounds a curve" (lines 8-11) including list of parts and illustrations.
Date: April 27, 1910
Creator: Freeman, Frank S. & Doke, Fred L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liner for Steam-Pumps. (open access)

Liner for Steam-Pumps.

Patent for a removable liner for steam pumps.
Date: December 27, 1910
Creator: Johnston, Horace G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Elevator. (open access)

Automobile-Elevator.

Patent for an automobile elevator for use in garages, which operates using the car's own movement.
Date: November 27, 1917
Creator: Wright, Virgil Tilden
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Terracing-Machine. (open access)

Terracing-Machine.

Patent for a terracing machine to provide a device to this character constructed in such a manner that farm land can be readily terraced to prevent the soil washing away. Other features are having the means for vertically adjusting either end of the terracing scraper and to allow the scraper to easily and quickly be adjusted into different angular relations to the draft tongue.
Date: November 27, 1917
Creator: Reese, Samuel L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary-Drill Head. (open access)

Rotary-Drill Head.

Patent for a drill apparatus that improves the head gears and driving mechanisms that makes for an efficient driving of the apparatus and allows for free vertical movement.
Date: July 27, 1920
Creator: Johnston, Horace G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1926 (open access)

Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1926

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: May 27, 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1927 (open access)

Corsicana Democrat and Truth (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1927

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: January 27, 1927
Creator: Armstrong, H. A. "Harvey"
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1933 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, January 27, 1933

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 27, 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1941 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1941

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 27, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1945 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1945

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 27, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1956 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1956

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 27, 1956
Creator: Kittley, Wayne W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1956 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1956

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 27, 1956
Creator: Kittley, Wayne W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1957 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, September 27, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 27, 1957
Creator: Kittley, Wayne W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, December 27, 1957 (open access)

The Kerens Tribune (Kerens, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, December 27, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Kerens, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 27, 1957
Creator: Kittley, Wayne W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History