El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 224, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 24, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 224, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 24, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 24, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 227, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 28, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 227, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 28, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 28, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 228, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 228, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 30, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 220, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 20, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 220, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 20, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 20, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 222, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 222, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 22, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 228, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 228, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 29, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 227, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 27, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 227, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 27, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 27, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2044: Webb, David et al (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2044: Webb, David et al (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Webb, David et al (Minors) and M.E. Webb (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-09-03/1899-04-13
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 225, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 25, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 225, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 25, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 25, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 221, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 221, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 21, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 223, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 223, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 23, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 7, 1887 (open access)

Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 7, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date: September 7, 1887
Creator: Burnett, Thomas R. & Wilmeth, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1887 (open access)

Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date: September 21, 1887
Creator: Burnett, Thomas R. & Wilmeth, C. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 7, 1887 (open access)

The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 7, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 7, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 28, 1887 (open access)

The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 28, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 28, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1887 (open access)

The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 21, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 14, 1887 (open access)

The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 14, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Graham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 14, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the platform . . . having a spring buffer and a projection adjacent to and to one side of the buffer . . . the catch pivotally secured below the same and having a series of coupling shoulders on one side, the spring, and the stop arranged to act upon the side of the catch from which the coupling shoulders project" (lines 89-98).
Date: September 6, 1887
Creator: Ashford, Thomas Gresham.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Band for Paper, Currency, &c. (open access)

Band for Paper, Currency, &c.

Patent for a new and improved money clip. This design consists in "[a] band for packages provided with tongues projecting toward each other and an elastic, whereby when the band is in use the tongues will project in opposite directions to receive the elastic" (lines 57-61).
Date: September 6, 1887
Creator: Matthews, Oscar Semmes
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "a draw-head having a longitudinal slot extending in the upper face into a groove, and formed with notches or recesses in the upper face at the side of the slot, and having a beveled upper corner and a flat face and a downwardly-extending portion at the under side, an anchor-bar pivoted at its inner end in the inner end of the slot, and having an anchor or arrow-head at its outer end formed with rearwardly-hooked flukes or barbs, and a link pivoted with its eyed rear ends upon a transverse bolt in the anchor-bar" (lines 20-32).
Date: September 13, 1887
Creator: Bywaters, Joseph K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn Sheller. (open access)

Corn Sheller.

Patent for a new and improved corn-sheller. This design, "[o]n its rear face, at the upper end of the body of the corn-sheller . . . provide[s] a hinged nubber-plate, which serves as a supporting-arm, and is constructed . . . for use in breaking or cutting off the smaller end of the ear of corn, at which end unsound kernels of corn are frequently found. The nubber-plate is hinged . . . to the upper end of the rear face of the body, and when opened out extends at nearly a right angle from the body and inclines slightly downward. When folded, the nubber-plate rests against the rear face of the body" (lines 39-52).
Date: September 13, 1887
Creator: Price, Benjamin B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Axle Skein. (open access)

Axle Skein.

Patent for a new and improved axle skein. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the axle-spindle having a collar at its inner end and provided with a longitudinal groove at its outer end, and the bushing having a rib which engages the groove and a projection which engages the notch in the collar" (lines 29-35).
Date: September 20, 1887
Creator: Nott, Henry William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bell Collar. (open access)

Bell Collar.

Patent for a new and improved collar. This design "consists in the combination of a flat metallic band, which passes over the top of the neck, two metallic blocks, which extend down opposite sides of the neck and are provided with locks, two perforated slides, which are connected together at their lower ends by a metallic loop . . . The object of [the] invention is to provide a bell-collar for animals, and which is not only adjustable in size, so as to be adapted to necks of different sizes, but which, when placed upon an animal's neck, can only be removed by some one who has a key to one or both of the locks" (lines 13-29).
Date: September 20, 1887
Creator: Marshburn, Joseph J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Making Soap. (open access)

Apparatus for Making Soap.

Patent for a new and improved soap-making machine. This design "consist[s] of grease and soda tanks, the latter tank having a diaphragm . . . a register-tank, pipes leading from said grease and soda tanks to said register-tank, a pivoted converter, a rotary shaft in said converter and blades, a shaft journaled in uprights attached to said converter and provided with a crank and a bevel wheel, the latter gearing with a bevel-wheel on said rotary shaft in the converter, and removable furnaces for said grease tank and converter" (lines 21-32).
Date: September 20, 1887
Creator: Grant, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History