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The Western Star. (Paris, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 9, 1851
Weekly newspaper from Paris, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 9, 1851
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Western Star. (Paris, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 28, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 16, 1851
Weekly newspaper from Paris, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1851
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Western Star. (Paris, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 30, 1851
Weekly newspaper from Paris, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 30, 1851
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Elizabeth Moore, Matilda Dodd, and Josephus Moore, August 1858]
Letter to Elizabeth Moore (Leiz), Matilda Dodd, and Josephus Moore from Charles B. Moore regarding Moore's activities in Paris, Texas. He wrote about an incident with a local minister and what has happened at the mill.
Date:
August 1858
Creator:
Moore, Charles B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Two Letters to Elvira Moore]
First letter to Elvira Moore is from Mary A. Little regarding Little's current health and time in Paris, Texas. Second letter to Elvira Moore is from Charles B. Moore concerning Little's housing and family. Charles also wrote about how his current job was going and future job prospects.
Date:
1858-08-27/1858-08-29
Creator:
Little, Mary A. & Moore, Charles B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from W. H. Timmins to Charles B. Moore, August 25, 1861]
Letter from W. H. Timmins to Charles B. Moore discussing low cotton prices, the blockade preventing shipments from New Orleans, and other financial hardships caused by the war.
Date:
August 25, 1861
Creator:
Timmins, W. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Improvement in Plow-Couplings.
Patent for a new and useful Improvement in Plow-Coupling including illustration.
Date:
August 19, 1873
Creator:
Thrasher, Thomas L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Escapes and Extension-Ladders.
Patent for a truck-mounted "portable extension-ladder that may be used by firemen in gaining access to buildings, and may also be used as a fire escape" (lines 15-17) including illustration.
Date:
August 7, 1877
Creator:
Hoyt, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plows
Patent for the improvement of plows, with illustration.
Date:
August 13, 1878
Creator:
Johnson, Felix
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. S. Moore to Charles, August 8, 1881]
He received Charles' letter and Clarence got a job moving Mr. Crowell to Delta County. They were going to go through Melissa and Ladonia, but couldn't. They went through White Rock, Devil's Race Track, Hogeye, and Commerce. After moving Mr. Crowell they visited Paris, Texas. Nelson Dalken and J.W. Broad are dead. He talks of how nice Paris square is. Then he went to Bonham and his acquaintance Maddsey is becoming rich from being a butcher. He mentions Dodd City and they were going to start for home, but Una wasn't feeling well. They returned home and he mentions that his cotton is damaged by the drought. The corn has also been effected by the drought. Sam Doss was killed by the sheriff of Bonham. He talks about camp meetings taking place on their route, the little rain they received. Sylvanns and Solomon killed some skunks and Aunt Ann has gotten better, George is not back from the Nation, and Harriets' folks are not well.
Date:
August 8, 1881
Creator:
Moore, H. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fork for Handling Cotton and Other Substances.
Patent for a new and improved pitchfork. This design "relates to a hand-fork for handling cotton in the seed and cotton-seed at the gins, as well as for other useful purposes; and it consists in the novel construction of the teeth and tines or head, together with the means for fastening the teeth to the head" (lines 9-15).
Date:
August 19, 1884
Creator:
Shannon, Joel J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Feed-Trough
Patent for "a stock-feeder which shall permit of the feeding of a measured quantity of food to cattle in the barn or stable from a point remote, so as to enable the farmer or any of the members of his family to feed the cattle from the dwelling without going out into the weather" (lines 7-13).
Date:
August 19, 1890
Creator:
Reed, Francis O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Locomotives.
Patent for a safety attachment for locomotives that is simple and prevents unwelcome people from getting into a position to take control of the train. It consists of steam pipes with open jets connected with the boiler that go around the entrances of the cab, and the train engineer can turn a valve and make hot steam project across the entrances.
Date:
August 29, 1894
Creator:
Rutherford, James Rice
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washing-Machine.
Patent for "washing-machines which combine in one structure means for heating the suds-water and maintaining the same at the required temperature, a suds-box having chambered or hollow bottom and sides to secure a circulation of the suds-water independently of the agitation resulting from turning the drum or clothes-receptacle upon its axis, and a drum removably journaled in the suds-box and comprising longitudinal slats or bars having bent edge portions for scooping up the suds-water and directing the same into the drum and upon the clothes contained therein, whereby the washing process is greatly facilitated." (Lines 7-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 24, 1897
Creator:
Roach, Henry B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Ginning-Machines.
Patent for improvements in attachment for ginning machines: "provide mechanical means for conveying the cotton and seed that is delivered from the gins through pneumatic tubes to the baling room and see house" (lines 15-19).
Date:
August 31, 1897
Creator:
Coursey, Netter R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Back or Lining for Fireplaces.
Patent for improvement linings of fireplaces including the cost for creation, the adaption to fireplaces of different sizes, the expansion and contraction of parts under the influence of heat.
Date:
August 9, 1898
Creator:
Dickson, John Albert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car-Fender.
Patent for new and useful improvements in car fenders, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 29, 1899
Creator:
Forwood, Reginald
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tire Tightener
Patent for a tire tightener. Illustration included.
Date:
August 16, 1904
Creator:
Leveritt, Nicholas Tompkins & Cameron, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drinking Fountain
Patent for a drinking fountain. "The object of the invention is to provide a drinking fountain having a drinking trough to which water will be automatically supplied as the same is removed by the stock." Illustration included.
Date:
August 15, 1905
Creator:
McCormick, James V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Water Heater and Smoke Consumer
Patent for a combined water heater and smoke consumer. Illustration included.
Date:
August 14, 1906
Creator:
Miles, Joseph Furnas; Rodgers, A. N. & Wade, James William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extension Car-Step
Patent for an extension car step. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 20, 1907
Creator:
Cameron, James H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Texas, Cooper sheet
Map displays soil types, creeks, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date:
August 12, 1908
Creator:
United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of the Cooper Area, Texas
Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of the Cooper Area, Texas.
Date:
August 12, 1908
Creator:
Rice, Thomas D. (Thomas Donnelly) & Smith, H. C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1911
Weekly newspaper from Deport, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 4, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History