The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 22, 1889 (open access)

The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 22, 1889

Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton or Corn Planter (open access)

Cotton or Corn Planter

Patent for novel improvements in the construction or production of cotton or corn planters.
Date: October 8, 1889
Creator: Hardison, Dock C. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Planter. (open access)

Seed Planter.

Patent for a new and improved seed planter. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the seed-hopper and seed-slide, of the stationary catch and elastic spring-catch, both secured to the hopper and arranged to grasp the head of the brush" (lines 60-64).
Date: October 25, 1881
Creator: Brooks, James Madison
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History