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The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 277, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 1, 1891 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 277, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 1, 1891

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 1, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. ELEVENTH YEAR, No. 27, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 1, 1891 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. ELEVENTH YEAR, No. 27, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 1, 1891

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 1, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Charles James Sweeney in a Plaid Dress]

Portrait of Charles James Sweeney at three years of age; the text on the back of the photo says that he was three years old when this was taken. Charles is resting his hand against a small stone wall and is wearing a large hat on his head.
Date: February 1891
Creator: Zahn, Justus
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 40, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 1, 1891 (open access)

The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 40, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 1, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 1, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2641: Lohnstein, Cecil M. (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2641: Lohnstein, Cecil M. (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Lohnstein, Cecil M. (Minor) and Alex Sanger (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1891-02-02/1904-10-29
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 79, Ed. 1 Monday, February 2, 1891 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 79, Ed. 1 Monday, February 2, 1891

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 2, 1891
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 2669, Ed. 1 Monday, February 2, 1891 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 2669, Ed. 1 Monday, February 2, 1891

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 2, 1891
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 278, Ed. 1 Monday, February 2, 1891 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 278, Ed. 1 Monday, February 2, 1891

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 2, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma City Daily Times. (Oklahoma City, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 176, Ed. 1 Monday, February 2, 1891 (open access)

Oklahoma City Daily Times. (Oklahoma City, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 176, Ed. 1 Monday, February 2, 1891

Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory published "in the interest of the Oklahoma Settlers." Includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 2, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma 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
Construction of Privy-Vaults. (open access)

Construction of Privy-Vaults.

Patent for an improvement of privy-vaults using a soil-pipe with sleeve adapted to be connected with the trap-door of the vault-floor into an air-chamber where a ventilating-pipe is placed directly above a furnace; the noxious gases along with the products of combustion in the furnace would be drawn from the air-chamber and carried off to the outer air. Illustration is included.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: Carrico, Thomas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Planter. (open access)

Cotton-Planter.

Patent for a cotton planter by using a pivoted spring-actuated tongue that has a feed-slot and regulating-slide to plant cotton or corn seeds easily and quickly. Illustration is included.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: Schofield, James Drommond
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Scraper. (open access)

Cotton-Scraper.

Patent for an improved cotton-scraper by applying a regulator (a rod) with a series of perforations to the rear of the scraper, for the purpose of adjusting the depth, at which the cutter shall run. Illustration included.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: Hobbs, James Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 80, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 1891 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 80, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 1891

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 2670, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 1891 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 2670, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 1891

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 279, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 1891 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 279, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 1891

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower. (open access)

Lawn-Mower.

Patent for an improved lawn mower by having a cutter-bar and finger-bar work together to cut grass that close to trees, fences and or other obstructions, including illustration.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: Runyon, Edwin Elijah
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oklahoma City Daily Times. (Oklahoma City, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 177, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 1891 (open access)

Oklahoma City Daily Times. (Oklahoma City, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 177, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 1891

Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory published "in the interest of the Oklahoma Settlers." Includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
El Paso International Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. ELEVENTH YEAR, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 1891 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. ELEVENTH YEAR, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 1891

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaft-Tug. (open access)

Shaft-Tug.

Patent for an improvement of harness and shaft-tugs by providing a sleeve to fit the tug closely, a bolt to secure the tug and a strap clamps to the shaft; for the purpose of limiting the movement of the tug. Illustration is included.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: Davies, Thomas William & Downey, George Marshall
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Single-Seed Planter. (open access)

Single-Seed Planter.

Patent for a single-seed planter using “grasping-jaws pass through the seed box …to gather a seed and carry it to the discharge tube or place of deposit" (lines 9-12), illustration is included.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: Hurd, Judson B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Cooler. (open access)

Water-Cooler.

Patent for an improved water-cooler by wrapping the outer surface of a water container with two layers of fabric; an imperforate projection–tube from a supplemental water reservoir arranged above the water container would moist the inner layer fabric and maintain its moisture; where the outer layer fabric prevents the water forcing through, thus keeping the water cool, illustration is included.
Date: February 3, 1891
Creator: Beacham, Alexander Thacher
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Beeville Bee (Beeville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 4, 1891 (open access)

The Beeville Bee (Beeville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 4, 1891

Weekly newspaper from Beeville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 4, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed of Trust from George L. Leigh to Paul Villaret and Joseph Heinen, February 4, 1891] (open access)

[Deed of Trust from George L. Leigh to Paul Villaret and Joseph Heinen, February 4, 1891]

Deed placing "survey number 1430 situated in Kerr County...patent number 181" in trust as collateral against a promissory note made to Joseph Heinen for the original purchase of the land by George L. Leigh. As part of the transaction it includes a sale of the land to Paul Villaret for ten dollars making him the executor of the trust.
Date: February 4, 1891
Creator: McFarland, A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History