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Combination Railroad Cross Tie.
Patent for a new and improved railroad-ties. This design "pertains to certain new and useful improvements in railroad-ties, having for its object the production of a metallic tie extremely simple in construction, and by means of which a rail can be readily removed or secured in place and a firm elastic bearing is secured for said rail" (lines 14-20).
Date:
May 21, 1889
Creator:
Bagby, William Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Box for Matches, &c.
Patent for a new and improved matchbox. This design "relates to boxes or cases of the class having folding securing flaps or covers . . . To this end [the] invention comprises . . . a box or case open at one extremity for insertion and removal of its contents, and provided with a slot or opening extending from its open extremity to or nearly to its opposite extremity to permit access to and removal of its contents, and having a folding flap or cover adapted to close its openings and be detachably secured so as to effectually confine and protect the contents of the box" (lines 8-27).
Date:
May 21, 1889
Creator:
Marshall, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "the combination, with the coupling-head provided with a central tongue and a socket on each side of the tongue, and the forwardly-projecting spring-actuated hooks pivoted to the said head, with their rear ends abutting against the bottoms of the sockets and provided with beveled front edges of the coupling-socket provided with catches for the said hooks to engage with automatically, and the vertical spindle journaled in the central tongue and provided with flexible connections wound upon it" (lines 86-97).
Date:
November 19, 1889
Creator:
Jones, Ithamer M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Texas Department of Education to Joshua Calhoun Howell, April 10, 1889]
Letter from the Texas Department of Education to Joshua Calhoun Howell on April 10, 1889. The letter renews Howell's teaching certification. Included are the envelope the letter came in and a paper detailing rules for conducting the examination of candidates for teacher's certificates.
Date:
April 10, 1889
Creator:
Texas. State Department of Education.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 178, Ed. 1, Monday, February 4, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 4, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 179, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 5, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 5, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 180, Ed. 1, Wednesday, February 6, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 6, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 181, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 7, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 7, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 185, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 12, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 12, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 187, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 14, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 14, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 200, Ed. 1, Friday, March 1, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 1, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 201, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 2, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 2, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 202, Ed. 1, Monday, March 4, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 4, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 346, Ed. 1, Friday, April 26, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 26, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 350, Ed. 1, Wednesday, May 1, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 351, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 2, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 2, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 352, Ed. 1, Friday, May 3, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 3, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 353, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 4, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 4, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 354, Ed. 1, Monday, May 6, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 6, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 355, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 7, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 7, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 228, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 4, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 4, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 229, Ed. 1, Friday, April 5, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 5, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 230, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 6, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 6, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 232, Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 9, 1889
Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 9, 1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History