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The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 1887 (open access)

The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Willis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 15, 1887
Creator: Cravens, N. A., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. [4], No. [1], Ed. 1 Friday, January 7, 1887 (open access)

The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. [4], No. [1], Ed. 1 Friday, January 7, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Willis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 7, 1887
Creator: Cravens, N. A., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam Engine Governor. (open access)

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