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[Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, February 29, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, February 29, 1864]

Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore discussing both family news and news of the Civil War. Questions over who is a Confederate or Union sympathizer are raised. Sam Houston's death is mentioned. In addition, there is news of a small colony of Union sympathizers has formed around Pilot Grove that asks to be left alone.
Date: February 29, 1864
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, February 29, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, February 29, 1864]

Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore discussing both family news and news of the Civil War. Questions over who is a Confederate or Union sympathizer are raised. Sam Houston's death is mentioned. In addition, there is news of a small colony of Union sympathizers has formed around Pilot Grove that asks to be left alone.
Date: February 29, 1864
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improvement in Plow and Seeder. (open access)

Improvement in Plow and Seeder.

Patent for a plow and seeder that has an added "rotating flanged drum composed of two perforated cylinders" (lines 10-11) including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date: February 19, 1878
Creator: Elliott, Pinkney H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Uterine-Supporter. (open access)

Uterine-Supporter.

Patent for a new and improved pessary, or uterine supporter. This design "provides an easy and flexible support . . . and one that will adapt itself to the flexions of the body . . . and one that can be readily removed" (lines 36-40).
Date: February 10, 1880
Creator: Long, Cornelius Pruett
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Scraper. (open access)

Cotton Scraper.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-scraper. This design "is to produce a cotton-scraper of economical construction that will cut a wider furrow with lighter draft, do the work more perfectly, and at the same time be more easily held to the row than the scrapers in the present general use" (lines 11-16).
Date: February 2, 1886
Creator: Cooper, Richard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeder. (open access)

Seeder.

Patent for a new and improved seed-planter. This design "consists in the combination of the seed-hopper, the reciprocating seed-slide, and a sieve or screen suspended from the seed-slide and reciprocating therewith for sowing the seeds broadcast" (lines 10-14).
Date: February 9, 1886
Creator: Lovin, William Milton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sorghum Boiler and Evaporator. (open access)

Sorghum Boiler and Evaporator.

Patent for a new and improved boiler and evaporator for sorghum. This design consists in "[an] evaporating pan having the partition walls, the elbow-tubes pivoted in the lower edge of said partitions, and capable of being turned parallel to the bottom of said pan at any angle or perpendicular thereto, [a] copper coil laid in a serpentine groove, made in the bottom of said pan, one end passing through one end of said pan and connecting with a steam generator, and having a valve to regulate the flow of steam, the other end of said coil passing through the other end of said pan" (lines 83-94).
Date: February 16, 1886
Creator: Wynn, John Clinton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cultivator and Planter. (open access)

Combined Cultivator and Planter.

Patent for a new and improved cultivator and planter. This design consists in "the combination of the box having the slot and the three apertures in the side of the slot . . . the reciprocating seed-slide, and the sliding and adjustable plate . . . having the slot near its end and engaging with the free leg of the staple" (lines 100-110).
Date: February 26, 1889
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton and Corn Planter. (open access)

Combined Cotton and Corn Planter.

Patent for a combined cotton and corn planter by having two wheel guards and graduators, one feed-wheel is mounted fixedly on the shaft, the other is removable; so that it can be easily converted from planting corn or cotton-seed, and vice versa, and regulating the planting of either. Illustration is included.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: Carter, Edward D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Curtain-Fixture. (open access)

Curtain-Fixture.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and effective curtain fixture that allows for the curtain to be "easily and quickly raised or lowered bodily so as to admit more or less light through the window, and permit of proper ventilation without the admission of an undesirable amount of light" (lines 14-18).
Date: February 28, 1893
Creator: Villard, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Music-Leaf Turner. (open access)

Music-Leaf Turner.

Patent for an automatic page turner for an organ or piano. The pages can be turned right or left, and the mechanism is operated using foot pressure.
Date: February 27, 1894
Creator: Stinson, James C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam-Engine. (open access)

Steam-Engine.

Patent for a steam engine which is more economical than other steam engines. "Steam is cut off in the earlier or later part of the stroke, according to the conditions of the work" (lines 15-17), according to a governor or engineer.
Date: February 2, 1897
Creator: Dickson, Henry L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1905 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 3, 1905
Creator: McChesney, Nancy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1905 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 10, 1905
Creator: McChesney, Nancy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1905 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 17, 1905
Creator: McChesney, Nancy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1905 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 24, 1905
Creator: McChesney, Nancy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1906 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 2, 1906
Creator: Lyford, A. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1906 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 9, 1906
Creator: Lyford, A. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1906 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 16, 1906
Creator: Lyford, A. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1906 (open access)

The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Commerce, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 23, 1906
Creator: Lyford, A. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for rail joints that reduce "wear and tear on the wheels of rolling stock" (lines 12-13) and are more securely fastened than conventional rail-joints.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Mertins, John L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tire Setting Machine (open access)

Tire Setting Machine

Patent for a tire setting machine. This invention is designed for setting tires that are cold. Illustrations included.
Date: February 5, 1907
Creator: Baker, Charles Walter
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cattle-Yoke. (open access)

Cattle-Yoke.

Patent for a cattle-yoke that is economical to make and easy to take on and off of the cow.
Date: February 12, 1907
Creator: Dean, George J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trace Fastener (open access)

Trace Fastener

Patent for trace fastener. Illustration included.
Date: February 26, 1907
Creator: Simonds, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History