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Soil Survey of Wilson County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Wilson County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, and soils of Wilson County, Texas.
Date: June 9, 1908
Creator: Lyman, W. S. & Schroeder, Frank C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1908-1909 (open access)

Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1908-1909

Catalogue describes the governance, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: 1908
Creator: Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Forty-third Annual Session, Northwest Texas Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South (open access)

Journal of the Forty-third Annual Session, Northwest Texas Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South

Journal proceedings of Northwest Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, formal minutes of the proceedings, appointments, reports of boards and committees, memoirs, statistical tables, and advertisements.
Date: 1908
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 223 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 223

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from January 1908 to May 1919, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1908-01/1919-05
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 22. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 22.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 847.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subscription Ledger for the Carnegie Public Library (1908-1909)] (open access)

[Subscription Ledger for the Carnegie Public Library (1908-1909)]

A subscription ledger for the Carnegie Public Library from 1908-1909. This ledger is the earliest ledger extant and contains subscriptions listed alphabetically and not numerically. It briefly records some circulation by numbers and contains some of the earliest holdings in the Carnegie Library.
Date: 1908/1909
Creator: Carnegie Public Library
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subscription Ledger for the Carnegie Public Library (1908-1909)] (open access)

[Subscription Ledger for the Carnegie Public Library (1908-1909)]

A subscription ledger for the Carnegie Public Library from 1908-1909.
Date: 1908/1909
Creator: Carnegie Public Library
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 232 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 232

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from October 1908 to January 1909, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1908-10/1909-01
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1908, Volume 3 (open access)

N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1908, Volume 3

American Newspaper Annual contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Volume 3 of 3. Additional information includes how to obtain an estimate, list of abbreviations, and class publications. Index to Class Publications begins on page 1081. Index to Newspaper Advertisements begins on page 1147. Index to Advertisements of Engravers, Lithographers, and Printers, Ink Manufacturers, Type and Electrotype Foundries begins on page 1152.
Date: 1908
Creator: N. W. Ayer & Son
System: The UNT Digital Library
N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1908, Volume 2 (open access)

N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1908, Volume 2

American Newspaper Annual contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Volume 2 of 3. Additional information includes how to obtain an estimate, list of abbreviations, and class publications. Index to Class Publications begins on page 1081, in Volume 3. Index to Newspaper Advertisements begins on page 1147, in Volume 3. Index to Advertisements of Engravers, Lithographers, and Printers, Ink Manufacturers, Type and Electrotype Foundries begins on page 1152, in Volume 3.
Date: 1908
Creator: N. W. Ayer & Son
System: The UNT Digital Library
N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1908, Volume 1 (open access)

N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1908, Volume 1

American Newspaper Annual contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Volume 1 of 3. Additional information includes how to obtain an estimate, list of abbreviations, and class publications. Index to Class Publications begins on page 1081, in Volume 3. Index to Newspaper Advertisements begins on page 1147, in Volume 3. Index to Advertisements of Engravers, Lithographers, and Printers, Ink Manufacturers, Type and Electrotype Foundries begins on page 1152, in Volume 3.
Date: 1908
Creator: N. W. Ayer & Son
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Calendar for 1909] (open access)

[Calendar for 1909]

Cover of the Tiffany and Company calendar for the year 1909, bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations.
Date: 1908
Creator: Tiffany and Company
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Set of Six (open access)

A Set of Six

Collection of fictional short stories written by Joseph Conrad including "A Romantic Tale" (Gaspar Ruiz), "An Ironic Tale" (The Informer), "An Indignant Tale" (The Brute), "A Desperate Tale" (An Anarchist), "A Military Tale" (The Duel), and "A Pathetic Tale" (Il Conde). The publisher's catalog is printed at the end of the book.
Date: 1908
Creator: Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sorghum sirup manufacture. (open access)

Sorghum sirup manufacture.

Describes the results of experiments conducted with the intention of increasing the production and the quality of sorghum syrup.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Winter Forage Crops for the South. (open access)

Winter Forage Crops for the South.

Discusses various forage crops grown for use in the South during winter months.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cranberry Culture. (open access)

Cranberry Culture.

Describes cranberry varieties and provides advice for growing and selling them.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sheep Feeding. (open access)

Sheep Feeding.

Discusses in brief the feeding of breeding ewes, lambs, and rams for the market.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Soy Bean as a Forage Crop. (open access)

The Soy Bean as a Forage Crop.

Describes soybean varieties, how to grow and harvest them, and their uses.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Raising sheep for mutton. (open access)

Raising sheep for mutton.

A guide to raising sheep for mutton, including a discussion of meat cutting and production costs.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meats: Composition and Cooking. (open access)

Meats: Composition and Cooking.

Discusses the composition of different types of meat, their texture and flavor, the cuts, and how to prepare them. Includes detailed composition and calorie charts.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The peach twig-borer: an important enemy of stone fruits. (open access)

The peach twig-borer: an important enemy of stone fruits.

Describes the European twig-borer, its life cycle, and methods for its control.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Silos and silage. (open access)

Silos and silage.

Discusses the construction and costs of silos as well as the selection, costs, and usage of silage crops.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Weeds; and How to Kill Them. (open access)

Weeds; and How to Kill Them.

Describes methods of eradicating weeds in general, as well as ten specific weeds that require special attention.
Date: 1908
Creator: Dewey, Lyster H. (Lyster Hoxie), 1865-1944.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drainage of farm lands. (open access)

Drainage of farm lands.

Discusses soil texture, natural and artificial soil drainage, and implementation of drainage practices.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library