Evaluation of Water Resources in Part of Central Texas (open access)

Evaluation of Water Resources in Part of Central Texas

Report studying the central Texas region's water resources, with notes that there has been rapid decline and contamination in the area. The aquifer is also being used faster than it can naturally replenish.
Date: January 1990
Creator: Baker, Bernard; Duffin, Gail; Flores, Robert & Lynch, Tad
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dish-Cleaner. (open access)

Dish-Cleaner.

Patent for a dish-cleaner that is used in a sink or another container. Its object is to force "air through the water and in contact with the submerged dishes" (lines 17-18). The invention also has "a water-agitator surrounded with supports for holding the dishes or other articles in a vertical position in close proximity to the outlet-ports of the agitator" (lines 20-23).
Date: January 21, 1896
Creator: Bond, William Beebe
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bedstead Brace. (open access)

Bedstead Brace.

Patent for a new and useful bedstead-brace. "This invention is an improved construction of bedstead-brace, the object being to provide an exceedingly cheap, simple, and efficient device which can be applied to any and all beds" (line 7-11).
Date: January 21, 1902
Creator: Campbell, Ike W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bi-Stone Weekly Review (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1978 (open access)

The Bi-Stone Weekly Review (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1978

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 5, 1978
Creator: Dutton, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bi-Stone Weekly Review (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1978 (open access)

The Bi-Stone Weekly Review (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1978

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 12, 1978
Creator: Dutton, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bi-Stone Weekly Review (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1978 (open access)

The Bi-Stone Weekly Review (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1978

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 19, 1978
Creator: Dutton, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper-Tool-Lifting Mechanism. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper-Tool-Lifting Mechanism.

Patent for a "hand and footlifting mechanism capable of independent operation whereby either the hand or the foot operations may be performed, and the tools or hoes either lifted without disturbing their fixed adjustment or their elevation adjusted as desired," (lines 14-20) including illustrations.
Date: January 8, 1918
Creator: East, Arthur R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1919 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 16, 1919
Creator: Fort, H. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Nails. (open access)

Improvement in Nails.

Patent for a nail with hexagonal form with two sides nearly flat and beveled edges.
Date: January 21, 1873
Creator: Hall, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1909 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 7, 1909
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1909 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 14, 1909
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 21, 1909 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 21, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 21, 1909
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1909 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1909

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 28, 1909
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 6, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 13, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 20, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1910 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 27, 1910
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1911 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 5, 1911
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1911 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 12, 1911
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1911 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 19, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 19, 1911
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1911 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 26, 1911
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1912 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 4, 1912
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1912 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 11, 1912
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1912 (open access)

The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 18, 1912
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History