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Smoke and Cinder Conductor. (open access)

Smoke and Cinder Conductor.

Patent for a new and improved smoke and cinder conductor. This design "has for its object to provide a simple and efficient conducting mechanism to be attached to the cars, and provided with an improved coupling device at its ends, by which a coupling can be automatically effected with the conducting mechanism of an adjoining car" (lines 11-17).
Date: May 1, 1883
Creator: Brown, William A. & Smith, James F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 2, 1883 (open access)

Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 2, 1883

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date: May 2, 1883
Creator: Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 16, 1883 (open access)

Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 16, 1883

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 1883
Creator: Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 23, 1883 (open access)

Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 23, 1883

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date: May 23, 1883
Creator: Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 30, 1883 (open access)

Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 30, 1883

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date: May 30, 1883
Creator: Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Bale Binder. (open access)

Cotton Bale Binder.

Patent for a new and improved cotton bale binder. This design "consists of a simple contrivance for binding cotton and other bales together when loaded on flat cars to prevent the load from being shaken apart and separated by the shocks and jolts of the car, and also to prevent the bales from being pulled off by cotton thieves, the said contrivance consisting of two or more hooks having pulleys or eyes strung on a rope, the rope being fastened to one of the eyes or pulleys forming one end of the binder, the hooks being caught in the bands of the bales" (lines 7-18).
Date: May 8, 1883
Creator: Burr, Lewis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1883 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1883

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 5, 1883
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 12, 1883 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 12, 1883

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 12, 1883
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 19, 1883 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 19, 1883

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 19, 1883
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 26, 1883 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 26, 1883

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 26, 1883
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washing Machine (open access)

Washing Machine

Patent for an improved washing machine consisting of a wash-boiler into which one or more streams of hot water may be thrown.
Date: May 10, 1883
Creator: Caldwell, James S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Picker's Wagon. (open access)

Cotton Picker's Wagon.

Patent for a new and improved wagon for cotton pickers. This design consists in "the combination of the frame, supporting wheels, cover, side-curtains, troughs, and partitions" (lines 53-55).
Date: May 1, 1883
Creator: Collins, Charles P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Split Switch (open access)

Split Switch

Patent for a split switch, with illustrations. The "invention relates to split switches; and the object of our invention is to provide a switch which will be normally in condition to prevent a train from running on the main track from the siding, and yet always keep the main track in condition for the rapid movement of trains, and at the same time allow the shunting of a train from the main track to the side track" (lines 16-24).
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: Crowley, John Henry & Temple, Bernard Moore
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 830: Bostock, Martha E. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 830: Bostock, Martha E. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Bostock, Martha E. (died May 3, 1883) and G.N. Bostock (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1883-05-29/1883-08-23
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 884: Lawrence, Nancy N. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 884: Lawrence, Nancy N. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Lawrence, Nancy N. (died May 25, 1883) and F.M. Lawrence (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1883-05-25/1885-09-25
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1341: Nickol, Andrew (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1341: Nickol, Andrew (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Nickol, Andrew (died May 10, 1883) and Jno. E. Swensel (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1883-05-10/1891-12-16
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1427: Chapman, Mary et al (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1427: Chapman, Mary et al (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Chapman, Mary et al (Minors) and W.C. Chapman (Executor or Guardian).
Date: 1883-05-15/1893-05-20
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1491: Keller, Emily L. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1491: Keller, Emily L. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Keller, Emily L. (died May 17, 1883) and M.H.W. Keller (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1883-05-09/1887-05-10
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1586: Saucier, Albert et al (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1586: Saucier, Albert et al (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Saucier, Albert et al (Minors) and B.M. & S.D. Bond (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1883-05-25/1891-12-23
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1891: Akard, Emma (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1891: Akard, Emma (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Akard, Emma (Minor) and William Akard (Executor or Guardian).These records are a duplicate of case number 1894.
Date: 1883-05-09/1898-07-16
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1894: Axe, Chas. P. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1894: Axe, Chas. P. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Axe, Chas. P. (died May 1898) and C. Axe (Executor or Guardian). These records are a duplicate of case number 1891.
Date: 1883-05-09/1898-07-16
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1896: Beierly, Wm. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1896: Beierly, Wm. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Beierly, Wm. (died May 15, 1883) and L.F. Bohny (Executor or Guardian). Images from case number 1596 (Wm. Beirely) are have also been included with this case: they begin with image number 16 (of 107) images.
Date: 1883-05-15/1898-11-19
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2149: Vining, A.C. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2149: Vining, A.C. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Vining, A.C. (died April 8, 1897) and J.S. White (Executor or Guardian). Owned a cotton gin and mill.
Date: 1883-05-24/1901-07-18
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2246: Compton, Nancy C. et al (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2246: Compton, Nancy C. et al (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Compton, Nancy C. et al (Minors) and W.A. Cantrell (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1883-05-02/1898-11-07
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History