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The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, June 9, 1916 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, June 9, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 9, 1916
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, June 9, 1916 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, June 9, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 9, 1916
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Timing Mechanism for Automatic Oil Pumping Systems. (open access)

Timing Mechanism for Automatic Oil Pumping Systems.

Patent for a timing mechanism for automatic oil-pumping systems, which adds improvements to a previous patent (Serial No.788,483). This patent includes a "novel mechanism for controlling the alternate action of a pressure and vacuum directed into a well" from the surface instead of the lower portion of the well (lines 33-35). Patent includes illustrations and instructions.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Stephenson, William M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for getting a good knowledge on how to use a cultivator, detailed instructions are provided.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Blalock, Justice E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garbage Burning Furnace (open access)

Garbage Burning Furnace

Patent for a new and useful garbage burning furnace that burns garbage efficiently in a combustion chamber. Illustrations are included.
Date: May 9, 1916
Creator: Stokes, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History