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Baling Press. (open access)

Baling Press.

Patent for a new and improved baling press. This design consists in "a box having its upper end open and having an outwardly-opening door at the lower portion of one side, a plunger in the box having a post provided with a braced cross-piece near the upper end, ropes secured to the ends of the cross-piece, a drum under the lower end of the box, having a helical pulley at one end and a small drum at the other end, and having the ropes secured to it and winding upon it, a rope passing over guide-pulleys above the upper end of the box and winding upon the small drum" (lines 16-28).
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: Weddle, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 275, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887 (open access)

Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 275, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: Garrett, O. H. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper. (open access)

Cotton Chopper.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-chopper. This design consists in "the combination, with the frame and wheels, of the axle, journal-boxes for said axle adjustable lengthwise of said frame, a gear-wheel on said axle adjustable longitudinally thereon, the shaft parallel with the axle, a plurality of gear-wheels of varying diameters on said shaft, a bevel-pinion also on said shaft, and an inclined shaft carrying the hoe and provided with a bevel-pinion engaging the pinion on the shaft" (lines 8-17).
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: Marshall, Benjamin C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 251, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887 (open access)

The Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 251, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: Gilbert, C. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 133, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 13, 1887 (open access)

Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 133, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 13, 1887

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 1708, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 1708, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 231, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 231, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 290, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 290, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
River Steamboat (open access)

River Steamboat

Patent for improvements in the construction and design of passenger and freight river steamboats.
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: Simpson, George Louis James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 269, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 269, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 16, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887 (open access)

Sherman Daily Register (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 16, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887

Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887 (open access)

The Temple Daily Times. (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 13, 1887

Daily newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Waco Daily Examiner. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 22, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 13, 1887 (open access)

Waco Daily Examiner. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 22, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 13, 1887

Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: Crisp, John C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Splicer. (open access)

Wire Splicer.

Patent for a new and improved wire-splicer. This design "consist[s] of a handle having an integral lateral offset at one end, provided with a transverse perforation formed substantially in line with the handle, a groove being formed in the angle formed by the lateral offset and the handle, and an enlarged recess being formed in the side of the handle and top of the offset concentrically with the groove" (lines 53-61).
Date: December 13, 1887
Creator: Batters, William Francis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History