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The Weekly Independent. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 1, 1858 (open access)

The Weekly Independent. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 1, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 1, 1858
Creator: Marschalk, Andrew, Sr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Belton Weekly Journal (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1870 (open access)

The Belton Weekly Journal (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1870

Weekly newspaper from Belton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1870
Creator: Davenport, J. H. & Ramsey, A. K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in corn-planters. (open access)

Improvement in corn-planters.

Patent for an "improvement upon the planter described in Patent No. 8,408" (paragraph 3). The movement of a horse's shoulders causes vibrations that power a cropper-slide. Includes illustration.
Date: August 1, 1876
Creator: Meeks, Nathan H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, December 1, 1879] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, December 1, 1879]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his son, Paul Osterhout, discussing family news in Belton, Texas. John's wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout, and two daughters returned from visiting family in Pennsylvania. He wrote about the state of his cattle and chickens and how he was tending to them. The letter ended with John hoping that Paul would join them for Christmas. Included is an envelope addressed to "Paul Osterhout."
Date: December 1, 1879
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 1, 1886 (open access)

The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 1, 1886

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 1, 1886
Creator: Cox & Lewis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Packer. (open access)

Cotton Packer.

Patent for a new and improved cotton packer. This design consists in "the combination of a reciprocating plunger having an upright frame formed with a cross-piece at its top, a drum having means for revolving it in opposite directions, a chain attached to the plunger and to the drum winding upon the same, a spring secured at its middle to the cross-piece of the plunger-frame, and chains secured to the ends of the spring and to the drum winding upon the same in opposite direction to the chain from the plunger" (lines 93-103).
Date: March 1, 1887
Creator: Dulaney, John Thornton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 1, 1887 (open access)

The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 1, 1887

Daily newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 1, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 52, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1888 (open access)

The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 52, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1888

Daily newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 1, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baylor Quarterly. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 1, 1888 (open access)

The Baylor Quarterly. (Belton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 1, 1888

Quarterly college newspaper from Belton, Texas "Conducted by the Literary Societies of Baylor Female College -- The Academia and the Historical" containing literature, campus news, and advertising.
Date: February 1, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 78, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 1, 1888 (open access)

The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 78, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 1, 1888

Daily newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 1, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 102, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1888 (open access)

The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 102, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1888

Daily newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 1, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Weekly Times (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 1, 1888 (open access)

The Temple Weekly Times (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 1, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 1, 1888
Creator: Cox, William D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Weekly Times (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 43, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 1, 1888 (open access)

The Temple Weekly Times (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 43, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 1, 1888

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 1, 1888
Creator: Crow, J. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for a new and improved gate. This design consists in "a central post, the latch-posts arranged at equal distances on opposite sides of the central post and provided with suitable catches, the latches pivoted at their inner ends to the center post and adapted to engage the said catches, the operating-bar affixed at its center to the upper end of the center post and at right angles to the gate, the loop connected at its free ends, respectively, to the latches, and the operating-cords running over guide-pulleys . . . and connected at their ends to the closed upper end of the loop" (lines 1-13).
Date: October 1, 1889
Creator: Eubanks, Thomas Jefferson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1889 (open access)

Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 1, 1889
Creator: Crow, J. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1890 (open access)

Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 1, 1890
Creator: Crow, J. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, September 12, 1890] (open access)

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, September 12, 1890]

Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout. She wrote to her mother to update her on events back home in Belton. Gertrude hoped her mother was feeling better and told her how Gertrude's sister, Ora, was doing in school as well as Gertrude's work at Baylor Female College. Among other small bits of news, she included how her father was doing and some information about the local church.
Date: September 1, 1890
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1891 (open access)

Temple Weekly Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 1, 1891
Creator: Crow, J. D. & Bitzer, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 37, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 1, 1892 (open access)

The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 37, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 1, 1892

Semi-weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 1, 1892
Creator: Watson, E. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1892 (open access)

The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1892

Semi-weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 1, 1892
Creator: Watson, E. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 151, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1892 (open access)

The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 151, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1892

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 1, 1892
Creator: Watson, E. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swing. (open access)

Swing.

Patent for an improved and inexpensive swing that is foot-operated. The swing is built into a frame, and connects to the frame on two points on each end of the swing.
Date: August 1, 1893
Creator: Brydson, John J. & Greathouse, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1893 (open access)

The Temple Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1893

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 1, 1893
Creator: Crow, J. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Young Female Students]

Photograph of two young women, female students are Alice (Davidson) Rigsbee who lived in Tulsa, OK, and Leila (McClelland) Johnson of Coleman, TX, wearing polka dot dresses and holding books. They are standing together beside props and in front of a painted backdrop. The reverse side of the photo has handwriting that reads, "Alice to Leila, November 1st - 1893. Baylor."
Date: November 1, 1893
Creator: Hillyer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History