The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1910 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 26, 1910
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1910 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1910

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 26, 1910
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 26, 1911 (open access)

The Home and State (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 26, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes articles and stories on a variety of family and social topics, with an emphasis on temperance and prohibition, along with advertising.
Date: August 26, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Lock and Circuit-Breaker. (open access)

Combination-Lock and Circuit-Breaker.

Patent for a combination lock used to protect automobile circuit breakers from unauthorized use.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Buckeye, George J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Plow and Scraper (open access)

Combined Plow and Scraper

Patent for "a combined plow and scraper, which may be employed to alternately break or loosen a surface that is being graded or lowered, and to scrape the loosened material from said surface." (lines 14-18)
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Reese, Edwin M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hame-Tug. (open access)

Hame-Tug.

Patent for a new hame tug leather strap designed with metal loops and a buckle, including illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Schoellkopf, Jacob Frederick
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Street - Sweeping Machine. (open access)

Street - Sweeping Machine.

Patent for "new and useful Improvements in Street - Sweeping Machines" (lines 6-7), including instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 26, 1913
Creator: Diserens, Thomas H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Roost and Nest (open access)

Combined Roost and Nest

Patent for a combined roost and nest for farm animals. The purpose of this new design is to improve the sanitation of current roosts and nests.
Date: August 26, 1919
Creator: Gilmore, Calvin L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History