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The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1918 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 1918
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clasp or Fastener for Garments. (open access)

Clasp or Fastener for Garments.

Patent for a clasp or fastener for garments, designed to replace hooks and buttons as fasteners of womens' garments, including illustrations.
Date: February 4, 1918
Creator: Sanger, Isaac L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Chair and Table. (open access)

Combined Chair and Table.

Patent for a piece of furniture that can operate as either a table or a chair.
Date: February 5, 1918
Creator: Macon, Alexander W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1918 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 8, 1918
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1918 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 1918
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cable Reeling and Pulling Truck (open access)

Cable Reeling and Pulling Truck

Patent for the cable reeling and pulling truck. This invention was made to ease the process of cable reeling and pulling by trucks and for improvements to the safety of this process. Illustrations are provided.
Date: February 12, 1918
Creator: Alberts, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Container for Quick Tire Patches. (open access)

Container for Quick Tire Patches.

Patent for quick-tire patches for repairing blowouts. Abrasive surface provides a more convenient way to clean tire patches than the usual sandpaper.
Date: February 12, 1918
Creator: Duffy, C.O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator Signal System. (open access)

Elevator Signal System.

Patent for an elevator signaling system that helps maintain proper spacing between elevator cars. This system provides signals to the elevator operator to allow him to know where all other elevator cars are located in real time.
Date: February 12, 1918
Creator: McNabb, Alvin C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918 (open access)

Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918

Semi-monthly newspaper from Dallas, Texas focused on temperance and prohibition issues along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 1918
Creator: Barton, Arthur J. & Provence, S. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 15, 1918
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 1918
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Harvester (open access)

Cotton-Harvester

Patent for cotton harvesters and particularly to the picker mechanism, in which the picker is able to provide means for picking the cotton and delivering the same to the desired basket on the vehicle.
Date: February 18, 1918
Creator: Newman, Joe
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Treating Cotton-Stalks (open access)

Process of Treating Cotton-Stalks

Patent for a low cost method of treating cotton-stalks to be used for similar purposes to hemp and other similar fibers.
Date: February 19, 1918
Creator: Jones, Levander D.; Deacon, Herbert D. & Marvin, Zebina E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1918 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 22, 1918
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1918 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 22, 1918
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Adding and Listing Machine (open access)

Combined Adding and Listing Machine

Patent for a combined adding and listing machine. A machine made for adding, listing, and totaling (and sub-totaling).
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: McCaleb, Walter F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foot Steering Device for Automobiles. (open access)

Foot Steering Device for Automobiles.

Patent for foot steering device as "an attachment to the ordinary steering devices which are operated by handwheels for controlling the steering mechanism by foot, or other parts of the body to relieve the hand" (lines 13-17). The device also provides "a steering device with pedals so connected thereto and so located that the same may be readily reached with the feet" (lines30-32).
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: Haley, Seabron M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Raised-Stamp Tool (open access)

Raised-Stamp Tool

Patent for a single tool for stamping leather.
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: Varga, Lionel John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History