Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote his wife a brief letter from a car going from Waco to Bremond, Texas. In his letter, he related to his wife the expenses he has incurred on his trip so far and let her know that their daughter, Ora, was doing well.

Patent for an improvement on a patent granted on the 4th of October 1870, numbered 108,032.

Patent for a new and improved riveting machine. This design "consist[s], essentially, of an upright-frame having a vertically-movable driving-rod therein, a vertically-separable set loosely mounted upon the lower end of the driving rod, and a stationary upright removably mounted in the frame beneath the driving-rod and set, [and] said upright having a spring-actuated sleeve extending above the upper end thereof" (lines 66-74).

Patent for improvements in fertilizer distributers by using a combination of a hopper, a detachable drill-chute, two shafts with fingers inside the hopper, and an inclined spring-held and adjustable apron attached at the rear end of the hopper. This adjustable apron allows the shafts to operate effectively and efficiently. Illustration is included.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in word counters for type writing machines, including instructions and illustrations.

Patent for non-refillable bottles which can be filled and emptied easily with inexpensive construction. Instead of a stopper, a bottleneck pattern can be used which is efficient and safer.

Patent for a cotton gin that has a large ginning capacity (similar to saw types of gins) and also preserves the fiber (similar to roller types of gins).

Patent for a collapsible crate, which is easier to ship while collapsed and cheaper to make.

Patent for a seed-cotton handling machine for use in cotton gins which as an improved elevator and feeding system.

Patent for a signal that is put on a fishing pole that helps see if a fisher has a bite at night.

Weekly newspaper from Calvert, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of turbulent weather which continues along the upper Texas coast while other storms that roamed the Panhandle-Plains during the night are dying down.

Photograph of the Commercial District (located at Main St) in Calvert, Texas.

Photograph of the Commercial District (located at Main St) in Calvert, Texas.

Photograph of the Commercial District (located at Main St) in Calvert, Texas.

Photograph of the Drennan-Doremus-Burnitt House (located at 502 Texas) in Calvert, Texas.

Photograph of the Drennan House (located at 502 Texas Street) in Calvert, Texas.

Photograph of the Gazebo (located at Virginia Field Park) in Calvert, Texas.

Photograph of the Gazebo (located at Virginia Field Park) in Calvert, Texas.

Photograph of the Gazebo (located at Virginia Field Park) in Calvert, Texas.

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.

Photograph of a historic property located at Main St in Calvert, Texas.