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Wrist Blotter (open access)

Wrist Blotter

Patent for a wrist blotter that provides a simple and inexpensive blotter to be attached to the wrist.
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: Cardwell, Harland W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Starter. (open access)

Starter.

Patent for starter for internal combustion motors. The starter will not emit the backward kick of the motor which could injure the operator.
Date: March 5, 1918
Creator: Parrott, Columbus A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton (open access)

Apparatus for Cleaning Cotton

Patent for an improvement to boll breakers and cotton cleaners by performing the tasks of picking, cleaning, beating, and spreading more efficiently and effectively.
Date: February 19, 1918
Creator: Streun, John Arnold
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Progressive Advertiser (Dekalb, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. [51], Ed. 1 Thursday, July 18, 1918 (open access)

Progressive Advertiser (Dekalb, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. [51], Ed. 1 Thursday, July 18, 1918

Weekly newspaper from DeKalb, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 18, 1918
Creator: Turner, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Progressive Advertiser (Dekalb, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1918 (open access)

Progressive Advertiser (Dekalb, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 25, 1918

Weekly newspaper from DeKalb, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 25, 1918
Creator: Turner, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Bowie County sheet.

Map shows soil composition, roads, railroads, layout of the city of Texarkana, structures, schools, stores, bridges, and notable physical features. Scale [ca. 1:63,360].
Date: 1918
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Closure (open access)

Bottle-Closure

Patent for a bottle cap for milk bottles and similar types of glass bottles. This is designed to be easily removed, keep the mouth of the bottle clean, and can be cleansed, sterilized, and reused.
Date: December 10, 1918
Creator: Williams, Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener. (open access)

Can-Opener.

Patent for a can opener that is made from "a single flat piece of metal" (line 17) and is made for ease of operation, reducing the chance of the user cutting themselves.
Date: March 19, 1918
Creator: Williams, Paul E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History