Patent for a new and improved breakwater. This design "furnish[es] breakwaters for protecting harbors and roadsteads, and keeping open channels through bars at the entrances of harbors, the mouths of rivers, and in other places, and which shall not be liable to be destroyed by the marine worm" (lines 13-19).

Patent for a canal or ditch digging machine that has a carriage and a mechanism that draws the carriage across the ground, and a boring-tool beneath the carriage. The boring-tool can bore at an adjustable angle.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Conservation and Reclamation District Number Three in Brazoria County may conduct operations within the boundaries of another district.

Patent for a Ditch-Filling Machine, focusing on improved operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The upgraded machine boasts user-friendly features, making it easily operable, while simultaneously reducing production costs in comparison to its predecessor.

Patent for improvements to oil-burners. The text contains a description of the unique improvements and is accompanied by explanatory illustrations.

Patent for a new and improved wheel. This design "relates to improvements in that class of expanding wheels in which the hub is provided with an inclined abutment, on which the inclined ends of the spokes rest, the said spokes being clamped in position and adjusted on the abutment by clamping collars; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts" (lines 8-15).

Patent for an oyster opener that opens an oyster in a single operation of the device while simultaneously cutting the oyster from its shell.

Patent for a hydraulic propeller that uses a current of water and steam power, including illustrations.

Patent for a rowing appliance, which allows the oarsman of a boat to face toward the bow and see where the boat is traveling.

Patent for an improved cotton harvester for the purpose of increased efficiency, with illustrations and explanations.