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[Woman's Wednesday Club Minutes, 1896-1897] (open access)

[Woman's Wednesday Club Minutes, 1896-1897]

Minutes from weekly meetings of the Woman's Wednesday Club of Fort Worth, Texas, containing club business, motions, and events.
Date: 1896-02-05/1897-02-03
Creator: Woman's Wednesday Club
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brush. (open access)

Brush.

Patent for a brush used with pressurized water to clean floors, walls, ceilings, horses, buggies, animal carcasses, etc. The brush can have a hose hooked up to it and has a valve. The water goes into the top of the brush and is distributed evenly throughout with holes in the top of the brush, and the water is sprayed through the bristles.
Date: March 24, 1896
Creator: Zandt, Luther H. van
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Pessary and Womb-Battery. (open access)

Combined Pessary and Womb-Battery.

Patent for a combined pessary and womb-battery. It is inserted into a woman's vagina and is used to deliver medication "and to stimulate the genitals to a healthy and normal action both mechanically and electrically" (lines 11-13). The device is worn without discomfort and can be worn while pregnant.
Date: July 7, 1896
Creator: Keller, Martha Ellen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Inkstand and Pen-Rack. (open access)

Combined Inkstand and Pen-Rack.

Patent for a inkstand with a magnetized pen-rack. If the pen or pencil isn't metal, a metal sleeve is provided to put around the utensil so it can sit on the rack. There is a space for ink-wells, pen-boxes, and a space for advertisements. It is meant for customers to use in lobbies.
Date: July 14, 1896
Creator: Moyer, Herman
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Ink, Pen, and Penholder Carrier. (open access)

Combined Ink, Pen, and Penholder Carrier.

Patent for a combination case for ink, pens, and penholders or pencils. It is "an inkwell and pen-box with tubes parallel with the sides thereof to form a small compact parcel occupying the least possible space" (lines 10-13).
Date: August 4, 1896
Creator: Scougale, Malcolm
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for an apparatus for operating churns and ice-cream freezers. To operate, one turns a handle, and through a series of gears, pulleys, and wheels, the cream is stirred. The churn container rotates and sits in a frame where the apparatus is fixed above it.
Date: August 11, 1896
Creator: Martin, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Angle-Cock. (open access)

Angle-Cock.

Patent for "a new and improved angle-cock so constructed that the plug cannot be turned by an unauthorized person without the knowledge of the engineer in charge of the train." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 25, 1896
Creator: Waldron, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barrel-Washer. (open access)

Barrel-Washer.

Patent for a machine that cleans barrels. It has "barrel-supporting rollers to rotate the barrel in contact with brushes" (lines 13-15), which are more durable than rollers made from rubber tires. The rollers also each have an inner portion, a detachable annular exterior, and an elastic ring around the outside. Brushes are attached on opposite sides of the barrel, held up by a frame.
Date: September 29, 1896
Creator: Herold, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 4, 1896 (open access)

The Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 4, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 4, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #95]

Photograph of T&P passenger train #95 on tracks at Arlington, Texas. A faint plume of smoke is rising from the engine, and there are two men standing out front of the train. Printed on the photograph is "[sic] T&P Passenger Train No. I. 2:35 pm. Arlington, Texas 1896." Written below the image is "H. D. Conner Collection."
Date: 1896
Creator: Conner, H. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 29, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 1, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 29, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 1, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 1, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 30, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 2, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 30, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 2, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 2, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 31, Ed. 1, Friday, January 3, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 31, Ed. 1, Friday, January 3, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 3, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 32, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 4, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 32, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 4, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 4, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 33, Ed. 1, Sunday, January 5, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 33, Ed. 1, Sunday, January 5, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 5, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 34, Ed. 1, Tuesday, January 7, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 34, Ed. 1, Tuesday, January 7, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 7, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 35, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 8, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 35, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 8, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 8, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 37, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 9, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 37, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 9, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 9, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 38, Ed. 1, Friday, January 10, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 38, Ed. 1, Friday, January 10, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 10, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 39, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 11, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 39, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 11, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 11, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 40, Ed. 1, Sunday, January 12, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 40, Ed. 1, Sunday, January 12, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 12, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 41, Ed. 1, Tuesday, January 14, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 41, Ed. 1, Tuesday, January 14, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 14, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 42, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 15, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 42, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 15, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 15, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 43, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 16, 1896 (open access)

Fort Worth Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 43, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 16, 1896

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 16, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History