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Cherokee Telephone. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1890 (open access)

Cherokee Telephone. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1890

Weekly newspaper published in Tahlequah, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news, along with advertising.
Date: November 27, 1890
Creator: Ivey, Augustus E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design's "objects are, first, to couple cars of various altitudes; second, to couple the cars automatically; third, to uncouple from the top or side of the car; [and] fourth, to dispense with pins" (lines 16-20). It consists in a "draw-head [that] is provided with an elastic cover having a link-lifting arm secured thereto, a lever for oscillating said cover, performing the duplex function of disengaging the link and permitting its egress, a sloping projection from the base of said draw-head engaging the link on contact, and the bent link" (lines 51-58).
Date: November 11, 1890
Creator: Burns, John Calvin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clasp (open access)

Clasp

Patent for a new and improved clasp. This design "compris[es] a base and a reversely bent or inclined retaining or clamping arm formed of a single continuous wire with an eye at one end thereof and a bend or enlargement at the other end thereof, the frame or base being substantially rectangular, and the upward bent arm extending through the eye at one end of the base and having the bend or enlargement at the other end arranged near or against the end bar at the opposite end of the frame" (lines 66-76).
Date: November 11, 1890
Creator: Anderson, Henry C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design relates "especially to that class known as 'gravity-pin supports;' and the object thereof is to provide improved means for supporting the pin so that it can be operated from the top of the car, or so that it will drop automatically when two cars come together" (lines 9-14). It consists, "with the coupling-pin and a supporting-arm pivotally connected to the draw-head and to the upper end of said pin, of a weight carried by said arm, and means . . . for supporting said weight and for tripping it" (lines 6-12).
Date: November 18, 1890
Creator: Epperson, Alexander
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "is to provide a device for automatically coupling the cars to which it is attached and which can be uncoupled without requiring the brake[person] to go in between the cars, and when uncoupled the coupling will stand uncoupled till thrown back in gear" (lines 13-19). It consists in "the combination of two similar draw-heads, each provided with buffers and a longitudinal slot therein, and a buffer-bridge and two rounded beveled and projecting loops, and a connecting-pin with rounded or ball head . . . and a gravity key" (lines 79-87).
Date: November 18, 1890
Creator: Seley, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Sewing Machines. (open access)

Attachment for Sewing Machines.

Patent for a new and improved attachment for sewing machines. This design "is to prevent the presser-foot from catching in the fibers of the material as the same is being sewed" (lines 13-15). It is "composed of a sheet-metal plate bent upon itself to form a loop and having an integral arm extending from the upper edge of the loop out of the plane thereof and having its free end concaved" (lines 93-97).
Date: November 18, 1890
Creator: Tynes, Minor E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Button for Billiard Counters. (open access)

Button for Billiard Counters.

Patent for a new and improved button for billiard counters. This design "ha[s] the transverse opening and passage extending therefrom to the periphery thereof and communicating with said opening and the longitudinal hole in close proximity to the transverse opening, and the pin adapted to engage said hole, whereby the button is removably secured to a wire" (lines 83-90).
Date: November 18, 1890
Creator: De Vitt, Phillip Melvin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Copy Holder. (open access)

Copy Holder.

Patent for a new and improved paper holder. This design is "to provide an indicator for use in connection with the copy-holder, so that when the copyist is interrupted . . . the indicator may be made to point out the exact place at which [she or] he left off" (lines 12-17). It consists, "with the copy-holding frame and the cross-bar mounted thereon, of an indicator formed of spring metal, said indicator having a slideway to fit the cross-bar, and a laterally-extending hand" (lines 125-130).
Date: November 18, 1890
Creator: Seymour, George H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cartridge-Loading Machine (open access)

Cartridge-Loading Machine

Patent for "an improvement in cartridge-loaders adapted to load cartridge shells automatically, the machine being operated by suitable power. It consists in improved power mechanism and devices which may be arranged and combined with the loading mechanism of a machine cartridge-loader" (lines 38-45).
Date: November 25, 1890
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The White Republican. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 12, 1890 (open access)

The White Republican. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 12, 1890

Weekly newspaper "published during the campaign" from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 12, 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1890 (open access)

The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1890

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 6, 1890
Creator: Democrat Publishing Company
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1890 (open access)

The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1890

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 13, 1890
Creator: Democrat Publishing Company
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1890 (open access)

The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1890

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 20, 1890
Creator: Democrat Publishing Company
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1890 (open access)

The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1890

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 27, 1890
Creator: Democrat Publishing Company
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 93, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 8, 1890 (open access)

El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 93, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 8, 1890

Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 8, 1890
Creator: Pablo Cruz Y Cia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 94, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 15, 1890 (open access)

El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 94, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 15, 1890

Weekly Spanish newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 15, 1890
Creator: Pablo Cruz Y Cia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1890 (open access)

The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 6, 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1890 (open access)

The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 13, 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1890 (open access)

The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 20, 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1890 (open access)

The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 27, 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, November 28, 1890 (open access)

The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, November 28, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 28, 1890
Creator: Cook, S. F. & Rye, Edgar
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, November 21, 1890 (open access)

The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, November 21, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 21, 1890
Creator: Cook, S. F. & Rye, Edgar
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, November 7, 1890 (open access)

The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, November 7, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 7, 1890
Creator: Cook, S. F. & Rye, Edgar
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1890 (open access)

The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1890

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 14, 1890
Creator: Cook, S. F. & Rye, Edgar
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History