Improvement in Running-Gears. (open access)

Improvement in Running-Gears.

Patent for running-gear on carriages that "consists mainly in improvements in the connections of the axles with the springs, perch, and other parts" (para. 5), with illustrations.
Date: February 1, 1876
Creator: Gilmore, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn Planter. (open access)

Corn Planter.

Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the frame and the hopper having the closed bottom and the openings in one side, with the driving-wheel, having the tappet-pins, the seed-slides having the openings or cups, the fulcrumed levers actuated by the tappet-pins, and connected to the lower ends of the seed-slides, and the cord or strap passing over the sheave, and secured to the free ends of the levers, whereby the seed-slides are reciprocated alternately in opposite directions" (lines 74-84).
Date: September 1, 1885
Creator: Easley, Levi
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1918 (open access)

The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weatherford Enquirer. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1892 (open access)

The Weatherford Enquirer. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1892

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 1, 1892
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Fees from the Maxwell Estate by R. W. Duke, December 1, 1866] (open access)

[Receipt of Fees from the Maxwell Estate by R. W. Duke, December 1, 1866]

Receipt for fees received from the Maxwell estate by R. W. Duke, including stamp duties.
Date: December 1, 1866
Creator: Duke, R. W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Muster Roll: 21st Texas Volunteer Infantry] (open access)

[Muster Roll: 21st Texas Volunteer Infantry]

Revised muster roll for the 21st Texas Volunteer Infantry of the Confederate Army. This contains the names of the officers and the enlisted men who were a part of the company, as well as their fates.
Date: January 1, 1921
Creator: Cox, James C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer (open access)

Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer

Allows for planting and fertilizing fields at same time whether it is "for strewing or for check-row planting with or without wire" (lines12-13).
Date: September 1, 1903
Creator: McDaniel, James H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bridge Construction (open access)

Bridge Construction

Patent for a truss bridge which also uses suspension cables and is lighter than previous truss bridges.
Date: October 1, 1907
Creator: Carroll, John Morton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle Attachment. (open access)

Bicycle Attachment.

Patent for a bicycle attachment that supports the frame and can be used as a "carrier or support for a child, package, a satchel, &c." (Lines 12-13) Illustrations included.
Date: May 1, 1900
Creator: Flinn, William M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer. (open access)

Combined Seed-Planter and Fertilizer-Distributer.

Patent for combined seed planter and fertilizer distributer that "can be readily adapted for strewing or for check-row planting with or without a checkwire" (lines 14-16).
Date: September 1, 1903
Creator: McDaniel, James Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
End Gate Fastener (open access)

End Gate Fastener

Patent for gate on the back of a wagon. Illustration included.
Date: August 1, 1905
Creator: Clarke, William K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1901 (open access)

The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1901

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1901
Creator: Railey, J. E. H.; Switzer, John J. & Cannon, B. B., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1903 (open access)

The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1903
Creator: Railey, J. E. H.; Switzer, John J. & Cannon, B. B., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1904 (open access)

The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 1, 1904
Creator: Railey, J. E. H. & Switzer, John J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1900 (open access)

The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1900

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 1900
Creator: Smith, Emmett
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1903 (open access)

The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1903
Creator: Railey, J. E. H.; Switzer, John J. & Cannon, B. B., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1904 (open access)

The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 1, 1904
Creator: Railey, J. E. H.; Switzer, John J. & Cannon, B. B., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1907 (open access)

The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1907
Creator: Railey, J. E. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1902 (open access)

The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 1, 1902
Creator: Railey, J. E. H. & Switzer, John J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1923 (open access)

The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1923

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1906 (open access)

The Weekly Herald. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 1906
Creator: Railey, J. E. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1923 (open access)

The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1923

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1923 (open access)

The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1923

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1922 (open access)

The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1922

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 1, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History