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Tray-Holding Attachment for Bedsteads (open access)

Tray-Holding Attachment for Bedsteads

Patent for an attachment for a bedstead in order to hold a tray. The invention allows a tray, or trays, to be held over a bed to hold food, drink, or other items closer to the occupant.
Date: October 27, 1914
Creator: Beechie, Simon Alfred
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Marcos Leader (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 3, 1908 (open access)

The San Marcos Leader (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 3, 1908

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 3, 1908
Creator: Blankenship, B. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing attachment for cotton presses. (open access)

Packing attachment for cotton presses.

Patent for improvement of packing attachment for cotton presses.
Date: October 6, 1885
Creator: Bradford, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, October/November 2010 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, October/November 2010

Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "CAPCOG Launches Regional Training Center," "CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy Graduates Another Class," "CAPCOG Completes Provider Database to the Regional Transit Coordination Committee," "9-1-1 Awards Presented," "Medicare Health Coverage Options and Change 2010-2011," "Regional Interoperable Communications Plan Created," and "Second Annual Construction and Demolition Waste Management Summit Set."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, October 2013 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, October 2013

Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news, upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planning in the Austin, Texas area.
Date: October 2013
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Mr. Forister - October 22, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Mr. Forister - October 22, 1957]

A letter written to Mr. Forister from T. N. Carswell, dated October 22, 1957. Carswell requests a favor of Forister to deliver candy to the Czichos family and advises of a check which he has attached to the letter.
Date: October 22, 1957
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wired correspondence from T. N. Carswell to Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Czichos, Mrs. Eugene Wood, Misses Genie and Joan and Master Carroll Czichos - October 1957~] (open access)

[Wired correspondence from T. N. Carswell to Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Czichos, Mrs. Eugene Wood, Misses Genie and Joan and Master Carroll Czichos - October 1957~]

A wired correspondence to Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Czichos, Mrs. Eugene Wood, Misses Genie and Joan and Master Carroll Czichos, from T. N. Carswell. Carswell expresses his appreciation "for the pleasure of sharing the generous hospitality and friendliness of your home".
Date: October 1957
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Richard Craig to Truett Latimer, October 19, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Richard Craig to Truett Latimer, October 19, 1954]

Letter from Richard Craig to Truett Latimer apologizing for not being able to get a hotel room for him in Austin or San Marcos due to every hotel being fully booked.
Date: October 19, 1954
Creator: Craig, Richard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William H. Day to Lizzie Johnson, dated October 4, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from William H. Day to Lizzie Johnson, dated October 4, 1864]

Letter from William H. Day to Lizzie Johnson in which he tells Lizzie of his love for her.
Date: October 4, 1864
Creator: Day, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improved Stitching-Horse. (open access)

Improved Stitching-Horse.

Patent for improvements in the construction of stitching-horses by re-configuring the original constructions, in order to make them better for users. The patent includes instructions and a single illustration.
Date: October 27, 1868
Creator: Depp, Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dirt Path Lined with Flags]

Photograph of a dirt pathway lined with Mexican flags on the left and United States flags on the right. A man and woman walk down the path together towards trees. On the right, a wire fence runs parallel to the road, with buildings visible beyond.
Date: October 22, 1959
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Aerial Photograph of Train Wreck at San Marcos

Aerial photograph of train wreck. Cars are off track and smoking.
Date: October 21, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report of Board of Trustees of Coronal Institute (open access)

Report of Board of Trustees of Coronal Institute

Report to the West Texas annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South discussing the positive state of the San Marcos District School - Coronal Institute and its value to the church.
Date: October 11, 1880
Creator: Fisher, Orceneth Asbury, 1831-1884
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fan. (open access)

Automatic Fan.

Patent for a new and improved automatic fan. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the attaching-plate, the depending rod, the fixed plate on the lower end thereof, the socket arms pivotally connected to said plate at their inner ends, and the fans held in the sockets in said arms, of the plate loosely mounted on the rod above [the] plate, having arms, the rods pivotally connecting the outer ends of said arms, the pitman connected to [another] plate, and the operating crank" (lines 67-76).
Date: October 9, 1888
Creator: Goodspeed, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. F. Hicks to Dr. Joseph Pound, October 21, 1905] (open access)

[Letter from A. F. Hicks to Dr. Joseph Pound, October 21, 1905]

Letter from A. F. Hicks to Dr. Joseph Pound in regards to the doctor's 80th birthday and the fact that he will not be able to attend on account of his wife being "so unwell and delicate."
Date: October 21, 1905
Creator: Hicks, A. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 6, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 6, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 6, 1885
Creator: Hull, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 20, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 20, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 1885
Creator: Hull, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 27, 1885 (open access)

San Marcos Cresset. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 27, 1885

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 27, 1885
Creator: Hull, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plumb-Level. (open access)

Plumb-Level.

Patent for a new and useful level of " that class embodying a pivoted index-finger operating in conjunction with a graduated dial" (line 7 10).
Date: October 31, 1899
Creator: Jordan, John J. & Wallace, Olifford L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Ed. 2 Thursday, October 11, 1883 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Ed. 2 Thursday, October 11, 1883

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 11, 1883
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 5, 1878 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 5, 1878

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 5, 1878
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 12, 1878 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 12, 1878

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 12, 1878
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 19, 1878 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 19, 1878

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 19, 1878
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 26, 1878 (open access)

San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 26, 1878

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 26, 1878
Creator: Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History