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[Diary of Minnie Howard Walker: 1914-1918]
Five-year diary of Minnie Howard Walker from January 1, 1914 through December 31, 1918.
Date:
1914-01-01/1918-12-31
Creator:
Walker, Minnie Maud Howard
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Financial Records Related to Olivewood Cemetery in Houston]
Ledger book containing financial records for Olivewood Cemetery, including personal names with lots and fees paid, with other notes. It includes an alphabetical personal name index to the records at the start of the book.
Date:
1914~/1938~
Creator:
Olivewood Cemetery
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Preparing and Baling Machinery
Patent for a machine that prepares cotton and bales cotton into bales
Date:
March 9, 1914
Creator:
Brown, George Raymond
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Earl Wharton to J. T. Terry, August 8, 1914]
Official postcard from Earl Wharton of the US District Court, South Texas, to J. T. Terry informing him that a company he credited has been declared bankrupt.
Date:
August 8, 1914
Creator:
Wharton, Earl
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. C. Corbett to C. C. Cox, January 29, 2014]
Letter from W. C. Corbett of the Union Land Company to C. C. Cox discussing the construction of a house near Splendora, Texas, and the sale of related materials and labor. The envelope is included.
Date:
January 29, 1914
Creator:
Corbett, W. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox, August 15, 1944]
Letter from superintendent J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox discussing financial difficulties. The envelope is included.
Date:
August 15, 1914
Creator:
Terry, J. T.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Paper Holder and Display Device
Patent for a combination paper holder and display device, that holds paper towels and toilet paper and also has a display device to view.
Date:
November 24, 1914
Creator:
Dalton, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller Boring-Drill.
Patent for a boring-drill that can be manufactured cheaply. It provides sufficient space for the casing to follow it in order to prevent the walls from caving in. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 1, 1914
Creator:
Hughes, Howard Robard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
AUTOMOBILE
Patent for improvements for power distribution in automobiles, including illustrations.
Date:
March 31, 1914
Creator:
De Witt, George, W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Running-Gear
Patent for a new automobile running gear that uses the front and rear wheels to propel the vehicle through rough, uneven terrain.
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Beaman, Fred.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baking-Pan
Patent for a Baking Pan for bread and similar foods, noted for its unique construction, such "that the heat given off from the fuel burner will be confined so as to completely surround the pan, in which the articles to be cooked, are located" (lines 13-17).
Date:
July 28, 1914
Creator:
Boger, Daniel W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill.
Patent for
Date:
June 30, 1914
Creator:
Weathersby, Fred Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator Attachment
Patent for a cultivator attachment. "The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple harrowing attachment for the cultivator shovels, so that the soil can be pulverized immediately succeeding the lifting thereof by the cultivator shovel."
Date:
May 19, 1914
Creator:
Hafer, Albert L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Picket-Fence Machine.
Patent for a picket fence machine for a fence that can be built of wire where normal fence pickets are woven and spaced an equal distance apart, including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
March 10, 1914
Creator:
Purdy, John S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bit Brace.
Patent for a bit-brace with a crank arm which can be secured to the bit chuck and which has an adjustable hand, so the chuck may be rotated while the brace remains stationary.
Date:
August 18, 1914
Creator:
Hall, Samuel N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adding Machine.
Patent for a new and improved adding machine using rotating discs.
Date:
December 8, 1914
Creator:
Druschke, Julius C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Signal
Patent for an automobile signal which can be attatched to an automobile to signal the automobiles driving intent, stopping, turning etc.
Date:
December 22, 1914
Creator:
Brewster, Edward J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boring Tool.
Patent for a new boring tool used for digging post holes, shallow wells, and for like purposes. It has a pilot bit and a cutting disk that carries the loosened dirt from the bore to the surface.
Date:
June 9, 1914
Creator:
Keenan, Michael J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Airship
Patent for an airship of improved construction, which allows for the operator to change their positions to propel, raise, lower and steer the ship.
Date:
November 10, 1914
Creator:
John William Oman
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alarm Device.
Patent for an alarm device "to be used in connection with a boiler and operatively connected with the steam whistle, whereby when the water falls below a certain level in the boiler the mechanism will automatically operate to blow the whistle" (lines 11-16). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Priester, Joel E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for improved design and function in oil burners, specifically on fuel nozzle and needle valve, allowing for greater control of gas that flows through to create combustion.
Date:
January 27, 1914
Creator:
Butler, Louis
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-burner.
Patent for new design of an improved oil burner.
Date:
May 5, 1914
Creator:
Matthews, Cranmer L. & Matthews, Arthur B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carbon Holder for Electric Arc Lamps
Patent for improvements made to the carbon holder for electric arc lamps to improve efficiency in replacing the lamps. To improve upon the current design, the patent illustrates and describes a new level clutch system to allow movement, as opposed to the gravity-based design previously implemented.
Date:
March 17, 1914
Creator:
Lacy, Benjamin Burton & Elrod, Henry E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wrench.
Patent for a chain wrench "in which both of the jaws are similar and interchangeable and provided with additional sets of teeth whereby the life of the jaws is increased" (lines 12-16) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 18, 1914
Creator:
Hall, Samuel N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History