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The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1920 (open access)

The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Plano, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 22, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John S. Heard Ledger #3: 1920-1924] (open access)

[John S. Heard Ledger #3: 1920-1924]

Ledger containing financial records of John S. Heard documenting expenses, deposits, and investments, organized by various fund locations and sellers. There are index entries at the front.
Date: 1920/1924
Creator: Heard, John S.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Device. (open access)

Boll-Weevil Device.

Patent for a cost-effective device that can remove and exterminate parasites from cotton as it's being harvested without damaging the cotton itself, including illustrations.
Date: December 28, 1920
Creator: Reeder, Leonard F. & Jackson, Walter B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for agricultural machines to "permit the chopper to pass predetermined plants during the operation of the machine through a planted field." (lines 13-16)
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Hart, Granville M. & Wall, James Edgar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Impression-Tray. (open access)

Dental Impression-Tray.

Patent for improvements in dental impression trays that is adaptable for when there is only one or a partial set of teeth. There is a separate, smaller dental impression tray that is easily accessible and can be adapted to take impressions of one tooth or partial teeth.
Date: August 31, 1920
Creator: Littlejohn, Thomas F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History