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Notice of First Meeting of Creditors (open access)

Notice of First Meeting of Creditors

Notice to creditors of S. L. Courtney & Co. of the first creditor meeting to discuss and take stock of company goods, store fixtures, and accounts upon filing for bankruptcy.
Date: November 27, 1914
Creator: Bryan, T. F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notice of Meeting of Creditors (open access)

Notice of Meeting of Creditors

Notice to creditors of S. L. Courtney & Co. of a meeting to discuss and take stock of company goods, store fixtures, and accounts upon filing for bankruptcy.
Date: December 1, 1914
Creator: Bryan, T. F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scrip Holder. (open access)

Scrip Holder.

Patent for "a scrip holder, designed particularly for housing in a conveniently accessible manner the usual railroad scrip" (lines 8-11).
Date: July 14, 1914
Creator: Cleveland, George H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fence-Post. (open access)

Fence-Post.

Patent for improvements to Fence-Posts, preferably made from metal, providing for simple construction and a means for holding wire, which is also of simple construction.
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Copeland, Walter G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notice of Sale in Bankruptcy. (open access)

Notice of Sale in Bankruptcy.

Notice of an auction to sell the stock and goods from the bankrupt S. L. Courtney & Co.
Date: December 11, 1914
Creator: Eason, W. L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutcracker. (open access)

Nutcracker.

Patent for a nutcracker that can crack all kinds of nuts, with relatively little force, on appropriate surfaces like tables. The Patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 17, 1914
Creator: Fort, Foster W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown Gathering of People in Waco]

Photograph of an unknown gathering of women in Waco, Texas, arranged in four rows. Many wear dresses, hats, necklaces, and ribbons, most holding a bouquet of flowers. Four men are scattered among the group. The group poses in a large room with a high ceiling, with arched white trellises on the left wall. Ivy grows on the pillars under that wall. An ornate illustration is on the back.
Date: 1914
Creator: Gildersleeve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Incubator. (open access)

Incubator.

Patent for an incubator that automatically maintains at least a minimum temperature, with the option to set and maintain a higher temperature, with adjustment of temperature from outside the incubator. The incubator uses electric heat.
Date: June 30, 1914
Creator: Hays, Ernest C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle (open access)

Non-Refillable Bottle

Patent for an improvement on non-refillable bottles. The improvement would not let any other liquid be surreptitiously added to the bottle. Also this patent design allows for the closure plug to be reused by the manufacturer of the bottle in new bottles.
Date: March 3, 1914
Creator: Helmcamp, Louis C. & Hoxworth, Edwin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaporative Cooler. (open access)

Evaporative Cooler.

Patent for an evaporative cooler/refrigerator that is cooled by the evaporation of water with ventilating tubes to maintain the air condition in shelves. Water is adapted to move through a "cloth, flowing downwardly therethrough and being evaporated therefrom to thereby effectually cool the articles disposed within the refrigerator" (lines 28-31). This patent includes illustrations
Date: March 10, 1914
Creator: Henderson, Thomas A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Elmer Josephine Wheatly with the Family Dog]

Portrait of Elmer Josephine Wheatly standing in a white gown next to the family dog who is lying in the ground.
Date: 1914~
Creator: Jackson, W. D., Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Switch. (open access)

Railway-Switch.

Patent for an improvement to railway switches, by creating an automatic switch that changes the direction of a track from object while object is moving on track.
Date: January 13, 1914
Creator: James, Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Cutter (open access)

Pipe-Cutter

Patent for pipe cutter. This is an improvement to the pipe cutter which already exists. A portion of the pipe "is removed. . . instead of the material being displaced and wedged apart without removing as is the case with the commonly used cutter." (Johnson)
Date: November 24, 1914
Creator: Johnson, Willie H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Actuating Mechanism (open access)

Churn-Actuating Mechanism

Patent for a churn actuated mechanism that is operated by means of a rocking chair.
Date: October 9, 1914
Creator: Jones, Erastus T. & Stanton, Charles H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Appliance (open access)

Safety Appliance

Patent for safety appliances and is primarily for when railroad cars encounter broken rails or leave the tracks completely.
Date: October 28, 1914
Creator: Jones, Martin A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 26, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 26, 1914]

Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford, inviting her to the Cotton Palace's Woman's Day Parade on November 7 and instructing her about her position in the parade. The letter is typed on Texas Cotton Palace stationery. Mrs. W. A. Crawford's mailing address is at the Tietz Hotel of Waco
Date: October 26, 1914
Creator: Koch, Mrs. A. W. & Wilkes, Mrs. W. O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ice Breaking Machine. (open access)

Ice Breaking Machine.

Patent for an improved Ice Breaking Machine. This new design has movable plates that allow for the ice to be broken up into various sizes as desired by the user. It is also of a simpler construction than earlier machines.
Date: June 22, 1914
Creator: Krocker, Adolf C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet-Wrench (open access)

Ratchet-Wrench

Patent for a ratchet wrench including illustrations.
Date: December 1, 1914
Creator: Lawson, Harry C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cake Cloth Remover and Truck Loader. (open access)

Cake Cloth Remover and Truck Loader.

Patent for a cake cloth remover and truck loader which can mechanically remove the press cloth from cotton and linseed cakes and deliver the cakes for loading on a truck.
Date: August 18, 1914
Creator: Lowry, Walter Jack
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Massage Device. (open access)

Massage Device.

Patent for an adjustable massage device that may be used as an attachment to a shaving brush or as a separate shaving tool. The device includes a rubber head that is moved over the face to “soften the beard” (line 83) for shaving and discourage discomfort and irritation.
Date: January 6, 1914
Creator: Luzzi, August F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. J. Neale to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 27, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from W. J. Neale to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 27, 1914]

Letter from W. J. Neale to Mrs. W. A. Crawford, thanking her for her work as chairman and inviting her to Opening Day at the Texas Cotton Palace.
Date: October 27, 1914
Creator: Neale, W. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for the revolving hoe type of cotton chopper which allows steering to laterally adjust the hoe shaft, including instructions and illustrations. Addition features include breakable shanks to prevent the hoe from being damaged when hitting an obstruction, and for these parts to be durable and inexpensive to construct.
Date: May 5, 1914
Creator: Noblett, Adoniram J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Calendar for 1914, with Photograph]

Calendar for the year 1914 with a photograph of a woman and small child reading posted on each page. The calendars at the bottom of the page fold back to reveal the rest of the months of the year.
Date: 1914
Creator: R. Chapman Co.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shade and Curtain Bracket. (open access)

Shade and Curtain Bracket.

Patent for shade and curtain brackets. This invention allows the brackets at opposites sides of the window frame to be easily adjusted to receiver shade rollers or curtain poles.
Date: June 2, 1914
Creator: Reisner, Carl T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History