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Improvement in Plows.
Patent for the improvement of the Rotary-Disk Cutters for plows that enable it to swivel and be supported by guides, including illustration.
Date:
April 3, 1855
Creator:
Hall, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Ant Traps
Patent for the improvement of Ant traps, including to illustrated and labeled figures.
Date:
April 1, 1873
Creator:
Ames, Theodore G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Cotton-Gin-Saw Cleaners.
Patent for "a device for quickly cleaning the saws of cotton-gins when they become gummed. It consists in a series of knives that are supported by a movable bar or frame, and may be thrust between the saws when the saws are to be cleaned (para. 4-5).
Date:
April 23, 1878
Creator:
Munger, Robert S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper.
Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design consists in "[t]he combination of an axle, a frame, a shaft journaled longitudinally in the frame, radial arms mounted on the said shaft, gear connecting the said shaft with the axle, rectangular blades secured upon the ends of the said arms, the said blades being set diagonally, making their side edges parallel with the spiral path of the arms . . . and one blade being narrower than the others . . . whereby each blade will exactly coincide with the spiral path of its motion and stands will be left uncut at equal intervals" (lines 24-36).
Date:
April 13, 1886
Creator:
Ferriott, Charlie L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved cultivator. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a flat shovel and a shank, of the bead on said shovel having a transverse slot therethrough, a slotted wedge inserted between said shovel and shank, and a bolt passing through said bead, wedge, and shank" (lines 95-100).
Date:
April 10, 1888
Creator:
East, Elias
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Death Resolution from The First National Bank of Mexia, Texas]
Death Resolution from The First National Bank of Mexia, Texas documenting tribute of respect to its Ex-President and Vice-President, Harris Kempner.
Date:
April 20, 1894
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Rack.
Patent for a hay-rack meant to "provide an improved device for holding or clamping hay within reach of livestock, and which while not impairing the feeding of the stock will prevent them from pulling the hay down beneath their feet" (lines 14-19).
Date:
April 16, 1895
Creator:
Erskine, William James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Taxes Paid by C. F. French, April 1897]
Receipt for tax paid by C. F. French for the year 1896 on property and real estate worth $300 and $425. Stamped paid on April 15th, 1897.
Date:
April 1897
Creator:
Moody, J. J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hog-Trough.
Patent for an improved and durable pig trough, one that stays clean and can be filled and eaten out of easily without wasting feed.
Date:
April 27, 1897
Creator:
Neill, George A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in ant-traps.
Date:
April 12, 1898
Creator:
Selvidge, Charles W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin-Saw Cleaner.
Patent for a cleaner for cotton-gin saws for "an improved construction of cleaner adapted to be used in connection with saw-cylinders on different kinds of gins" (lines 10-13) and "which may be easily fitted and held securely in position in a detachable manner" (lines 18-19).
Date:
April 24, 1900
Creator:
Bolen, Walter M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Method of Destroying Stumps of Trees.
Patent for a method of destroying the stumps of persimmon and sassafras trees using saltpeter, soda, and salt.
Date:
April 1, 1902
Creator:
McLelland, Jacob J. E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 4, 1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 11, 1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 18, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 18, 1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 25, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 25, 1902
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace-Fastener
Patent for trace fastener.
Date:
April 21, 1903
Creator:
Hall, Henry Lyons
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 7, 1904
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 7, 1904
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 1904
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 14, 1904
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1904
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 21, 1904
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1904
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 28, 1904
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. [14], Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 6, 1905
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 13, 1905
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 1905
Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 20, 1905
Creator:
Houx, N. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History