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Artificial Stone. (open access)

Artificial Stone.

Patent for artificial stone made of a special combination of cement that hardens and stays hard under water. It also does not conduct heat.
Date: March 19, 1895
Creator: Power, John H. & Power, Rufus M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Door Cleat and Fastener. (open access)

Car-Door Cleat and Fastener.

Patent for "a simple and comparatively-inexpensive car-door cleat and fastener designed for use on cars for transporting cotton and other highly-inflammable merchandise and capable of effectually excluding sparks from the interior of the car and of preventing the same from entering between the edge of the door and the doorway." (Lines 11-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 22, 1895
Creator: Woodruff, Hawkins
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flour-Bin. (open access)

Flour-Bin.

Patent for a flour-bin that keeps the flour and meal separated and sifts them separately. This patent has "a novel formation of a stirrer to prevent the banking of the flour or meal in the bin, and which can be cheaply manufactured and when in use will offer a minimum amount of resistance to the contents of the bin agitated thereby" (lines 16-21). The bin is easily cleaned.
Date: September 17, 1895
Creator: Patton, James Monre
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
N. L. Umsted (open access)

N. L. Umsted

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes stylized text with business name and text reading: "Druggist, Chemist. A Complete Assortment of Drugs, Medicines, Etc."
Date: 1895
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Wise County

Blue line print of survey map of Wise County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1895
Creator: Pressler, Herman & Terrell, O. O.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Wise County.

Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date: 1895
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. [16], No. [718], Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. [16], No. [718], Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 11, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 719, Ed. 1 Friday, January 18, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 719, Ed. 1 Friday, January 18, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 18, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 720, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 720, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 25, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 721, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 721, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 722, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 722, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 723, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 723, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 724, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 724, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 22, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 725, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 725, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 726, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 726, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 8, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 727, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 727, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 15, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 728, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 728, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 22, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 730, Ed. 1 Friday, April 5, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 730, Ed. 1 Friday, April 5, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 5, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 731, Ed. 1 Friday, April 12, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 731, Ed. 1 Friday, April 12, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 12, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 732, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 732, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 19, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 733, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 733, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 26, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 734, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 734, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 3, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. [736], Ed. 1 Friday, May 17, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. [736], Ed. 1 Friday, May 17, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 17, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 737, Ed. 1 Friday, May 24, 1895 (open access)

Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 737, Ed. 1 Friday, May 24, 1895

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 24, 1895
Creator: Halcomb, H. A. & Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History