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[Letter from J.E. Smith to Milton and Aaron Parks, August 28 1871]
Letter from J.E. Smith to Milton and Aaron Parks. The letter was written August 28, 1871 in Waxahachie, Texas.
Date:
August 28, 1871
Creator:
Smith, J.E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the draw-head, of an upright or standard secured thereto, a lever pivoted to said upright or standard, a coupling-pin pivoted to said lever, a flat spring secured to the underside of the draw-head and extending outwardly beyond the same, and a chain connecting said lever and spring" (lines 16-22).
Date:
October 28, 1884
Creator:
Pritchett, William Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay or Cotton Press.
Patent for a new and improved baling press. This design consists "[i]n a hay-press, the combination of the box or casing having suitable doors in its top, bottom, and side, and supported on longitudinal base-strips, a main lever having a short toggle-arm, a semi-rotating fulcrum thereof, auxiliary arms pivotally connected with the main lever, reciprocating followers, and a drum and cord" (lines 26-33).
Date:
July 28, 1885
Creator:
Bragg, Thomas P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sulky Plow.
Patent for a new and improved sulky-plow. This design "has for its objects to provide simple and efficient means whereby the plow may be caused to run level when breaking upon uneven ground, or, when after breaking, when one wheel is run in a furrow previously formed. These objects [the design] attain[s] by . . . the mechanism for lowering or elevating the [plow] for the purpose of leveling it" (lines 10-20).
Date:
September 28, 1886
Creator:
Brown, Peter C. & Bragg, Thomas P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant Trap.
Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design consists in "the combination of a tube having a longitudinal slot in its top at one end and a transverse slot in the bottom near the other end, the top of the tube on each side of the longitudinal slot bent downward, a pen secured to the end of the tube having the longitudinal slot, a portion of one side piece of the pen forming an end for the tube and the other side piece being cut away and secured to the tube, and a receptacle under the end of the tube having the transverse slot, the upper edges of the pen and of the receptacle being bent" (lines 65-77).
Date:
February 28, 1888
Creator:
Miller, Marshall Crittenden
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Punch.
Patent for a new and improved spring-punch. This design "is to provide a punch in which the dies may be easily changed and adjusted, thus enabling one punch to serve for various purposes. [The] invention consists in constructing a punch with two or more sets of connected or geared levers, whereby the power of the jaws is greatly increased. It is not necessary, therefore, to apply as much power to the handles to produce the same result. The invention consists, further, in providing one of the jaws with a slot in which a number of dies may be secured" (lines 14-26).
Date:
February 28, 1888
Creator:
Jones, Wesley Corry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Suspension-Bridge.
Patent for improvements in suspension-bridge by using a combination of upper main cables reached from one pillar to the opposite pillar and anchored in the rear side of the pillars. A pair of lower cables at each side of the bridge; each pair being crossed at the center of the A-shaped or angular girders, these girders are bent for use as receiving hooks to form vertical stays. A series of girders hold the upper and lower cables in position thus making the bridge strong, light and rigid span. Illustration is included.
Date:
April 28, 1891
Creator:
Tucker, Argyle W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 12, Saturday, November 28, 1896
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, church directory and advertisements. This issue contains the Ellis County Treasurer's Report--[p. 4].
Date:
November 28, 1896
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 52, Saturday, August 28, 1897
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
August 28, 1897
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 38, Saturday, May 28, 1898
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. Included in this issue is a proclamation by President McKinley calling for additional military volunteers.--[p.3]
Date:
May 28, 1898
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Linnet Moore, July 28, 1898]
This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. In this letter, Charles informs Linnet about the goings-on in Collin County. The news includes: a discussion about the cows breaking into Priest's field, agricultural updates, a dialogue about Charley Rutledge's boys who were badly injured (one was fatally injured), details about the day's agenda, community news, an update on the horse buyer who arrives by train, and a discussion about purchasing train tickets to Colorado. The envelope is included with this letter.
Date:
July 28, 1898
Creator:
Moore, Charles B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 20, Saturday, January 28, 1899
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
January 28, 1899
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 258, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 28, 1902
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 28, 1902
Creator:
Hudson, B. D.; Buie, W. J. & Kent, Charles W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 285, Ed. 1 Friday, February 28, 1902
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 28, 1902
Creator:
Hudson, B. D.; Buie, W. J. & Kent, Charles W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 309, Ed. 1 Friday, March 28, 1902
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 28, 1902
Creator:
Hudson, B. D.; Buie, W. J. & Kent, Charles W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 22, Ed. 1 Monday, April 28, 1902
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 28, 1902
Creator:
Hudson, B. D.; Buie, W. J. & Kent, Charles W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 28, 1902
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 28, 1902
Creator:
Hudson, B. D.; Buie, W. J. & Kent, Charles W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 74, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 28, 1902
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 28, 1902
Creator:
Hudson, B. D.; Buie, W. J. & Kent, Charles W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 99, Ed. 1 Monday, July 28, 1902
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 28, 1902
Creator:
Hudson, B. D.; Buie, W. J. & Kent, Charles W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 126, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1902
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 28, 1902
Creator:
Hudson, B. D.; Buie, W. J. & Kent, Charles W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 178, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 28, 1902
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 28, 1902
Creator:
Hudson, B. D.; Buie, W. J. & Kent, Charles W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 205, Ed. 1 Friday, November 28, 1902
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 28, 1902
Creator:
Hudson, B. D.; Buie, W. J. & Kent, Charles W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 284, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 28, 1903
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 28, 1903
Creator:
Ownby, W. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 308, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 28, 1903
Daily newspaper from Waxahachie, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 28, 1903
Creator:
Ownby, W. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History