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Ellis County
Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Ellis County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
November 1, 1857
Creator:
Martin, Joseph
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Harvesters.
Patent for improvements in mowers and reapers.
Date:
November 12, 1867
Creator:
Tucker, A. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Neal Moore to Henry Moore, November 11, 1885]
Letter from Neal Moore to his cousin Henry Moore. Neal writes about the start Henry discovered on the 30th of August. He says that it is a shame that it seems to be "going out." He also says that he read in the paper that a Dr. Hartwick announced he discovered the new star on August 31.
Date:
November 11, 1885
Creator:
Moore, Neal
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cultivator.
Patent for a cultivator, a type of farm implement used for secondary tillage, a way of plowing or cultivating of soil, including illustrations.
Date:
November 17, 1885
Creator:
Brown, Peter C. & Bragg, Thomas P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Calculating Device.
Patent for a new and improved calculator. This design "consists in having a central disk provided on each side with a disk somewhat smaller, the three being pivoted centrally, so that the smaller disks on the sides may be rotated independently of the central disk. The central disk has twelve or more marginal figures on each side, equidistant from each other, and a column of figures extending inwardly from each marginal figure" (lines 19-27).
Date:
November 24, 1885
Creator:
Tucker, Argyle W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lever Scraper for Cleaning Plows.
Patent for a new and improved lever scraper for cleaning plows. This design "relates to improvements in plows, the object being to remove quickly and readily from the mold-board the earth which, in plowing stiff, waxy, or greasy soils, adheres thereto; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of a scraper-blade and of the actuating mechanism therefor" (lines 9-15).
Date:
November 8, 1887
Creator:
Tucker, Argyle W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow-Disk Sharpener.
Patent for a device that puts disk harrows back into working condition after becoming worn. The invention consists of a socket, frames, a rod with an end-bearing, a handle, and a sharpener.
Date:
November 14, 1893
Creator:
Ingle, Jacob Oden, Jr.; Stedman, Thomas R. & Lawson, Robert J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pounder.
Patent for a clothes-pounder that is simple and effective with the operator using the minimum amount of energy. It is conical with a smaller cone inside it. A diaphragm is between the cones and the brace, and an is air vent inside it.
Date:
November 19, 1895
Creator:
Bain, WIlliam W. & Bain, William M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 9, Saturday, November 7, 1896
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue includes local, regional and national results of the election of November 3, 1896--[p.1,2,3].
Date:
November 7, 1896
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 10, Saturday, November 14, 1896
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue contains a story about the election of President McKinley--[p6.].
Date:
November 14, 1896
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 11, Saturday, November 21, 1896
Weekly newspaper contains news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue includes a special page devoted to Thanksgiving with illustrations, stories, poems, jokes, and menus.--[p.6]
Date:
November 21, 1896
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 12, Saturday, November 28, 1896
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, church directory and advertisements. This issue contains the Ellis County Treasurer's Report--[p. 4].
Date:
November 28, 1896
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Check - Book
Patent for a new and useful improvements in check-book for " customer's use, such as are employed by banks for free distribution" (line 11 - 13).
Date:
November 2, 1897
Creator:
Exline, Marcus P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Churn - Motor.
Patent for a new and useful Churn-Motor to "provide a simple and efficient from a wind-motor adapted for use in connection with churns, the wind-wheel blades being so constructed as to adapt them to expose the necessary surface for efficient operation under the conditions" (line 9- 14).
Date:
November 2, 1897
Creator:
Staples, John & Spake, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 10, Saturday, November 6, 1897
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
November 6, 1897
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 11, Saturday, November 13, 1897
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
November 13, 1897
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 12[a], Saturday, November 20, 1897
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue includes a Thanksgiving story.--[p.2]
Date:
November 20, 1897
Creator:
Ezzell, Frank
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 12[b], Saturday, November 20, 1897
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
November 20, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Medicine - Glass.
Patent for a new and useful improvements in medicine-glasses.
Date:
November 23, 1897
Creator:
Jenkins, John Marshall
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 13[a], Saturday, November 27, 1897
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue includes an accounting of the financial standing of Ellis county.--[p.8]
Date:
November 27, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ferris Wheel, Volume 5, Number 13[b], Saturday, November 27, 1897
Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date:
November 27, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Carriage.
Patent for a new and useful plow carriage, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 1, 1898
Creator:
Shipman, Samuel H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Single-Delivery Match-Safe.
Patent for a new and useful match safe, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 1, 1898
Creator:
Shipman, Samuel H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stem Winding and Setting Watch.
Patent for a new and useful winding and setting mechanism for watches, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 1, 1898
Creator:
Donnelly, Leo E. & Looney, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History