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Improvement in Buckles. (open access)

Improvement in Buckles.

Patent for improvement in buckles by providing “with two two tongues on the same pivot, and with a guard for securing the same and the straps in position, thereby producing a simple and reliable means of connecting two straps.” (Lines 6-10) Illustration is included.
Date: June 18, 1872
Creator: Hardeman, Jerome B. R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for new bale-tie formed from a single metal piece where the locking side (B) can be fastened to a rounded eye (C) on the opposite end.
Date: June 22, 1878
Creator: Anderson, William G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feed Governor for Cotton Gins. (open access)

Feed Governor for Cotton Gins.

Patent for a new and improved feed governor for cotton gins. This design "provide[s] means whereby the rate of feeding will be automatically decreased when the cotton is fed into the roll-box faster than it is being ginned, and whereby the feed will be finally stopped when the roll increases to a certain limit, and will be again started when the roll is reduced to a size previously fixed upon, and will be actuated to feed faster as the roll decreases in size" (lines 17-25).
Date: June 12, 1883
Creator: Flannagan, John D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper and Cultivator. (open access)

Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.

Patent for improvements in cotton choppers and cultivators by using “the shearing action between a rotary hoe and a cutter-bar traveling along beside the row” (lines 20-22) to cut off the cotton. Illustration is included.
Date: June 2, 1891
Creator: Ferriott, Charles L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a simple and efficient wire stretcher that aids in fence-building, tightening loose wires, cutting wires, and tying broken wires. The stretcher is similar in appearance to a wrench that can be taken apart in order to properly utilize the tool.
Date: June 13, 1893
Creator: McKinney, John Wilson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Stretching Wire Or Other Purposes. (open access)

Machine for Stretching Wire Or Other Purposes.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in machines for stretching wire or other purposes, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 21, 1898
Creator: Selvidge, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame Attachment (open access)

Hame Attachment

Patent for improved Hame Attachment with "snap hame-hook" (line 11) "preventing accidental displacement." (line 13-14)
Date: June 26, 1900
Creator: Dobbs, William, Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 6, 1902 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 6, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 6, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1902 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 13, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Securing Tools to Handles. (open access)

Means for Securing Tools to Handles.

Patent for a spur plate that helps keep tools securely fastened to their handles.
Date: June 2, 1903
Creator: Smythe, Amos Pierce & Bryant, Thomas P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1904 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 2, 1904
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 1904 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 9, 1904
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 1904 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 16, 1904
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 1904 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 23, 1904
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 30, 1904 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 30, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 30, 1904
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1905 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 1, 1905
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 1905 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 8, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 8, 1905
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 15, 1905 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 15, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 15, 1905
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Meat-Hook (open access)

Meat-Hook

Patent for a meat hook that allows for ease of handling meats without needing to dirty the hands of the user.
Date: June 20, 1905
Creator: Tally, John D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1905 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 22, 1905
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1905 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 29, 1905
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1906 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 7, 1906
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1906 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 14, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 14, 1906
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1906 (open access)

The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Mexia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 21, 1906
Creator: Houx, N. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History