Die Wöchentliche Texas Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 50, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 6, 1872 (open access)

Die Wöchentliche Texas Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 50, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 6, 1872

Weekly German-language newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 6, 1872
Creator: Dietzel, Oscar & Dietzel, Henry
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Rotary Engines. (open access)

Improvement in Rotary Engines.

Patent for rotary engines "driven by steam or other elastic agent, or which may be used for pumping water" (lines 29-32) to obtain "a more direct application of the force applied to drive the engine" (lines 39-40) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 6, 1872
Creator: Richardson, John Dun
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History