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Wire-Stretcher. (open access)

Wire-Stretcher.

Patent for a tool to stretch telephone wire, barb wire, and wire fencing. The tool connects to and holds in place a wire using a lock. While locked in place, the wire is stretched without the need of chains.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Armstrong, Henry H. & Armstrong, H. H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tolar Standard and Register. (Tolar, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1914 (open access)

The Tolar Standard and Register. (Tolar, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Tolar, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 13, 1914
Creator: Blitzman, John J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Weatherford Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1914
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fly-Trap. (open access)

Fly-Trap.

Patent for a funnel-shaped fly trap for catching flies and other insects by either entrapment or drowning. Includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Raifsnider, Alfred
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History