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[Letter from John K. Strecker, Jr. to Josephine Bahl, August 1896]
Letter written to Josephine Bahl from John K. Strecker, Jr. describing events taking place in Waco. He spends part of the letter talking about a woman named Gertrude saying: "she is just the right height for me."
Date:
August 1896
Creator:
Strecker, John K., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press.
Patent for a baling-press used for baling cotton "in which the cotton-bat is wound into a cylindrical form without the use of a metal or similar core" (lines 11-13).
Date:
August 4, 1896
Creator:
Killingsworth, Thomas H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John K. Strecker, Jr. to Josephine Bahl, August 12, 1896]
Letter written to Josephine Bahl from John K. Strecker, Jr. discussing his recent visit to her family members in Waco, Texas; her relatives had been struck by the Scarlet Fever and their house was quarantined. Later in the letter he discusses his recent publication of one of his articles on a Florida bird."
Date:
August 12, 1896
Creator:
Strecker, John K., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Insufflator.
Patent for an ejector meant to apply "powder for medicinal purposes to afflicted parts of the body without difficulty" (lines 10-12).
Date:
August 18, 1896
Creator:
Moore, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John K. Strecker, Jr. to Josephine Bahl, August 22, 1896]
Letter written to Josephine Bahl from John K. Strecker, Jr. This letter discusses his recent bout of sickness and the fact that his doctor says he should not read or write. John also relays information on her relatives in Waco who were recovering from scarlatina: "Leda, boy, and Blon are all nearly well...they merely had a light form of scarlatina."
Date:
August 22, 1896
Creator:
Strecker, John K., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History