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The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1914 (open access)

The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Brownfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 17, 1914
Creator: Stricklin, A. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 17, 1914 (open access)

The Terry County Herald (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 17, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Brownfield, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 17, 1914
Creator: Stricklin, A. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Turning Mechanism (open access)

Lamp-Turning Mechanism

Patent for head lamps that the drivers can turn while driving to light the road.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Maxfield, Nelson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter Attachment for Plows. (open access)

Stalk-Cutter Attachment for Plows.

Patent for "stalk cutting attachment for plows" (line 10), particularly for chopping cotton stalks.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Lancaster, Eanester W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Girth Connection for Saddletrees. (open access)

Girth Connection for Saddletrees.

Patent for a device that connects attaching girth rings to saddletrees. It allows for girth rings to be quickly attached and provides swinging movement.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Schoellkopf, Jacob Frederick
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel (open access)

Spring-Wheel

Patent for spring wheels for use on motor vehicles, such as automobiles and motorcycles. Producing a wheel that will absorb the shock or jar incident to its passage over rough or uneven roadways.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Short, Jefferson D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Smoke Stack Protector (open access)

Smoke Stack Protector

Patent for adjustable smoke stack protector that stays open when in use and covers the opening when not in order to protect from rain, wind, dirt to protect the stack from deteriorating.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: French, Elmer C. & Craig, Thomas E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1914 (open access)

The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 17, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Devine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 17, 1914
Creator: W. L. DuBose & Sons
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1914 (open access)

The Devine News (Devine, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Devine, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 17, 1914
Creator: W. L. DuBose & Sons
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screen-Door Brace. (open access)

Screen-Door Brace.

Patent for a screen door supportive brace intended to maintain original rectangular form and designed to be installed without the use of tools. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Morrison, W. A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Catcher. (open access)

Fly-Catcher.

Patent for a fly catcher made up of strong wire that is able to hold fly paper in a funnel shape in order to trap flies. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Faulkner, Isaac H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Air Brake Appliance (open access)

Safety Air Brake Appliance

Patent for " a safety air brake appliance for steam, traction or other railways, for each car" (lines 10-11). Including illustrations.
Date: April 17, 1914
Creator: Carpenter, Alfred A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sink (open access)

Sink

Patent for a sink with adequate drainage and connection with a water supply. Can be used with soda fountains etc. Illustrations included.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Gardner, Jesse
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Permutation-Lock. (open access)

Permutation-Lock.

Patent for a device of a permutation lock. One of its objects is to improve the permutation mechanism thereof and to provide novel means whereby the combination of the lock may be changed.
Date: November 17, 1914
Creator: Meepos, Max
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Razor-Sharpening Machine (open access)

Rotary Razor-Sharpening Machine

Patent for a razor-sharpening device that will be compact and simple to produce.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Herring, Charles M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano-Action (open access)

Piano-Action

Patent for a new piano-action that will get rid of unwanted sounds and reduce the amount of cushioning needed. Other goals are to ensure that strings cannot not be prevented from vibrating, and that a certain sound can be made.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Blessing, John T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Beggs Independent (Beggs, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1914 (open access)

The Beggs Independent (Beggs, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Beggs, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 17, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Beggs Independent (Beggs, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, July 17, 1914 (open access)

The Beggs Independent (Beggs, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, July 17, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Beggs, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 17, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Drapery Support and Form (open access)

Drapery Support and Form

Patent for a new kind of drapery system that keeps the drapes pleated neatly and allows drapes to open and close easily with metal fasteners.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Jantzen, Marius
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for cultivating ground around certain crops so the crops can flourish.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Boldin, Jonathan B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Elevating and Distributing System (open access)

Cotton Elevating and Distributing System

Patent for a machine that purifies cotton by removing the cotton from surrounding elements and distributing the cotton.
Date: February 17, 1914
Creator: Lamb, William R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History