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Improvement in Brooms.
Patent for improvement in the manufacture of corn brooms.
Date:
August 15, 1871
Creator:
Anderson, Edward Americus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam Engine Governor.
Patent for a new and improved steam-engine governor. This design consists in "the combination, with the valve-stem and governor-balls, of a lever connected with the said valve-stem, a weighted lever connected with the said valve-stem lever, a piston-rod connected with the said weighted lever, a piston attached to the said piston-rod, and a small cylinder in which the said piston operates, and which is connected at one end with the interior of the steam-chest" (lines 93-102).
Date:
August 16, 1887
Creator:
Arnold, Eliphalet L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Bradstreet's to C. C. Cox, August 29, 1922]
An envelope from "Bradstreet's" in Houston, Texas addressed to C. C. Cox and postmarked August 29, 1922.
Date:
August 29, 1922
Creator:
Bradstreet's
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Biography of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, 1897-1966
Autobiographical narrative describing the life of Dr. Warren Sidney Brent, a Baptist minister who served at six churches in Texas. It provides background about his life, education, family, and work. It also includes the text of several sermons.
Date:
August 28, 1968
Creator:
Brent, Warren Sidney & Kirk, Irene Collins
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Henry A. Castle to M. S. King, August 25, 1902]
Postcard from Henry Castle, auditor of the US postal service, to M. S. King, postmaster of Splendora, Texas, informing him of the results from an audit.
Date:
August 25, 1902
Creator:
Castle, Henry A.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Henry A. Castle to M. S. King, August 27, 1900]
Postcard from Henry Castle, auditor of the US postal service, to M. S. King, postmaster of Splendora, Texas, informing him of the results of a June 30, 1900 audit.
Date:
August 27, 1900
Creator:
Castle, Henry A.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox, August 10, 1922]
Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox discussing the Montgomery County school board's recent meeting and new decisions regarding the employment of teachers. The envelope is included.
Date:
August 10, 1922
Creator:
Clarke, P. R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1921]
Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox introducing a blank check. Some accounting is written on the letter.
Date:
August 23, 1921
Creator:
Clarke, P. R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1922]
Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox discussing K. B. and Stella Rice's contracts to work in his school, as well as district financials. The envelope is included.
Date:
August 23, 1922
Creator:
Clarke, P. R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. F. Combs to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1922]
Letter from J. F. Combs to C. C. Cox discussing an upcoming agricultural fair, need of assistance to organize it, and instructions for display stands of different products. Envelope is included.
Date:
August 23, 1922
Creator:
Combs, J. F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. C. Corbett to C. C. Cox, August 27, 1913]
Letter from W. C. Corbett of the Union Land Company to C. C. Cox requesting an overdue payment. The envelope is included, on which is much handwritten arithmetic by Cox.
Date:
August 27, 1913
Creator:
Corbett, W. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 27, 1886
Weekly newspaper from Willis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 27, 1886
Creator:
Cravens, N. A., Jr.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Plow and Pulverizer.
Patent for a combination plow and pulverizer, designed for the purpose of improved plowing and sowing of seed, with illustrations and explanations.
Date:
August 20, 1918
Creator:
Curtis, W. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Mold Board.
Patent for a new and improved plow mold board. This design "consists of a circular roll arranged in the mold-board near the point and covered with belting, which, in the forward movement of the plow, is revolved and carries the earth backward on an endless belt passing around rollers journaled in the end of transverse slots made in the mold-board, whereby, in the forward movement of the plow, the belt is revolved and the friction of the earth on the mold-board decreased and the plow scoured" (lines 17-28).
Date:
August 22, 1882
Creator:
Dahlman, Carl Oscar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoices for Stove, Nails and Bolt, August 6, 1894]
Invoice for items sold to C. C. Cox by Dumble, Armistead and Cronan, including a stove, nails, and a mechanical bolt. Included as well is a shipping invoice for the same products, sent via the Houston East & West Texas Railway, and an envelope.
Date:
August 6, 1894
Creator:
Dumble, Armistead and Cronan
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock
Patent for a mechanism to lock a nut in place on a bolt that also automatically releases when a wrench is applied to turn the nut.
Date:
August 4, 1914
Creator:
Edwards, Whitfield H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1916
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 3, 1916
Creator:
England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1916
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 10, 1916
Creator:
England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1916
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 17, 1916
Creator:
England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1916
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 24, 1916
Creator:
England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1916
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 31, 1916
Creator:
England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 2, 1917
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 2, 1917
Creator:
England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1917
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 9, 1917
Creator:
England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1917
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1917
Creator:
England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History