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The Southern Mercury, Texas Farmers' Alliance Advocate. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1890 (open access)

The Southern Mercury, Texas Farmers' Alliance Advocate. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 8, 1890
Creator: Dixon, Sam H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2049: Lavender, Mattie V. (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2049: Lavender, Mattie V. (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Lavender, Mattie V. (Minor) and Jas. A. Wright (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1890-11-08/1898-12-29
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stirrup Leather Stay. (open access)

Stirrup Leather Stay.

Patent for a new and improved stay. This design "is to provide a stay which will cause the stirrup to hang in proper position for insertion of the rider's foot in mounting" (lines 7-10). To this end, it consists, "with the stirrup, of the U-shaped stay embracing the stirrup cross-piece and extending adjacent to the ends thereof and the central loops along the upper edges of the stay, and of less length than the stay, to receive the relatively narrow stirrup-strap, whereby a narrow stirrup-strap may be successfully used on a stirrup having a wide upper end" (lines 74-82).
Date: April 8, 1890
Creator: Padgitt, Jesse D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History