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

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

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

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

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists of "a yielding draw-head having a horizontally-moveable coupling-pin and a pivoted lever connected to said pin, of a rotatable latching-plate connected with said lever by a rod or chain, a spring for acting on the pin-lever, and a spring-catch for engaging the latch-plate, said catch and latch-plate being disengaged by the pressure of the draw-head in the act of coupling, thereby releasing the retracted coupling-pin and allowing it to automatically engage the opposite draw-head" (lines 14-24).

Monthly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local news, entertainment, and advertising.

Letter from Minnie (no last name) to "Babe," dated December 30, 1887, in which she writes about her time in Corsicana and the New Year's and Christmas parties she has been invited to, as well as expressing thanks for gifts the recipient sent to her.

Patent for a new and improved earth auger. This design "relates to machines for boring post-holes, &c.; and it consists especially in certain improvements in the frame and operating mechanism" (lines 21-24).