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Improvement in Wheels for Vehicles. (open access)

Improvement in Wheels for Vehicles.

Patent for "an improved hub for buggy and other vehicle wheels, which shall be simple in construction, strong, and durable, and which will run with little friction." (Lines 10-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 23, 1873
Creator: Brown, David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fences. (open access)

Improvement in Fences.

Patent for a new and useful improvement in fences, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 23, 1873
Creator: King, Wilbur F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Key-Hole Guards. (open access)

Improvement in Key-Hole Guards.

Patent for "a guard for key-holes of locks, to prevent the use of keys by unauthorized persons, the picking of the lock, and as a means for operating the bolt when fitted for that purpose." (Lines 7-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 23, 1873
Creator: Hall, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Combination-Padlocks. (open access)

Improvement in Combination-Padlocks.

Patent for "a padlock in which the permutation locking device is not permanently connected to the hasp; and said invention consists of a permutation device the fixed ends whereof are provided with sockets to receive the ends of a separate hasp, and be locked therewith by a notched bolt passing through the permutation device and both ends of the hasp, whereby the usual hinged connection of the parts is avoided, and the padlock made more secure and cheaper than when the parts are permanently united." (Lines 6-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 23, 1873
Creator: Hall, William N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bridges. (open access)

Improvement in Bridges.

Patent for an improvement in Bridges and Self-Supporting Roofs and Girders. The invention provides instruction for "the construction of truss-bridges and self supporting roofs and girders"..."by nailing or bolting securely together successive layers of plank joined at different points."
Date: May 26, 1873
Creator: Davis, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Herald and Planter (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 23, 1873 (open access)

Herald and Planter (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 23, 1873

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 23, 1873
Creator: Kyle, S. Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1873 (open access)

McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1873

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 23, 1873
Creator: Thomas, James W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sheriff's Fee Book, Cooke County, 1873-1874] (open access)

[Sheriff's Fee Book, Cooke County, 1873-1874]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas, containing a list of fees owed to the sheriff. Information typically includes the service rendered, the indebted party, whether or not the fee was paid, and the amount due.
Date: January 23, 1873
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 23, 1873 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 23, 1873

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 23, 1873
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 91, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 23, 1873 (open access)

Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 91, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 23, 1873

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: December 23, 1873
Creator: Baker, J. H. & Wilson, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1873 (open access)

Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1873

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: October 23, 1873
Creator: Baker, J. H. & Wilson, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 300, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 23, 1873 (open access)

Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 300, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 23, 1873

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: August 23, 1873
Creator: Baker, J. H. & Wilson, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 23, 1873 (open access)

Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 23, 1873

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: September 23, 1873
Creator: Baker, J. H. & Wilson, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 273, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 1873 (open access)

Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 273, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 1873

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: July 23, 1873
Creator: Baker, J. H. & Wilson, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 73, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 23, 1873 (open access)

Houston Daily Mercury (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 73, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 23, 1873

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: November 23, 1873
Creator: Baker, J. H. & Wilson, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Standard (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 23, 1873 (open access)

The Standard (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 23, 1873

Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: August 23, 1873
Creator: DeMorse, Charles
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jasper News-Boy (Jasper, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 1873 (open access)

The Jasper News-Boy (Jasper, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 23, 1873

Weekly newspaper from Jasper, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: July 23, 1873
Creator: Carraway, T. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jasper News-Boy (Jasper, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1873 (open access)

The Jasper News-Boy (Jasper, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1873

Weekly newspaper from Jasper, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: January 23, 1873
Creator: Carraway, T. J. & Green, J. K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1873 (open access)

The Houston Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1873

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 23, 1873
Creator: Chew, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 23, 1873]

Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote back to her and let her know how he was on his travels. The postcard includes small bits of local news and his current location of La Grange.
Date: August 23, 1873
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 23, 1873] (open access)

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 23, 1873]

Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He informed his wife that he might be able to return home soon, depending on the weather. He sent along other bits of local news and how the ones he was traveling with were faring.
Date: January 23, 1873
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1873 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 1873

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 23, 1873
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 193, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 23, 1873 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 193, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 23, 1873

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 23, 1873
Creator: McCaler, D. & Bartholow, J. N.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 167, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 23, 1873 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 167, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 23, 1873

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 23, 1873
Creator: McCaler, D. & Bartholow, J. N.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History