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The Weekly Examiner and Patron. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 1874
Weekly newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 16, 1874
Creator:
Downs, J. T.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from Willis & Willis Physicians and Surgeons]
Receipt from Willis & Willis physicians and surgeons for the medical services of a man whose name is illegible. The medical practice was owned by Dr. James Madison Willis and his son, Dr. Joe Selman Willis.
Date:
October 20, 1874
Creator:
Willis, James Madison
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Planters.
Patent for a cotton-planting machine which "consists in a distributing-drum, having seed-openings through it, and inclined distributing-agitators inside of it, said drum being applied to turn in a frame which is pivoted to the beam of a shovel-plow, whereby the roller will accommodate itself to inequalities of surface passed over, and uniformly discharge the seed in the drill-rows, after which a drag or coverer will cover up the seed." (Lines 18-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
October 13, 1874
Creator:
Remsen, Byron & Russell, John E. S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History