The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, March 26, 1915 (open access)

The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, March 26, 1915

Weekly newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 26, 1915
Creator: Terrell, H. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Package-Tie. (open access)

Package-Tie.

Patent for a tie that fastens the ends of a string together for the purpose of securely wrapping packages, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 23, 1915
Creator: Forsgard, Edward F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 1915 (open access)

The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 1915

Weekly newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 19, 1915
Creator: Terrell, H. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, March 12, 1915 (open access)

The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, March 12, 1915

Weekly newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 12, 1915
Creator: Terrell, H. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Signaling Mechanism. (open access)

Signaling Mechanism.

Patent for a new signaling mechanism to help warn people of an approaching train.
Date: March 9, 1915
Creator: Fears, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1915 (open access)

The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1915

Weekly newspaper from West, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 5, 1915
Creator: Terrell, H. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rivet Setting and Displacing Tool (open access)

Rivet Setting and Displacing Tool

Patent for a tool for "setting new rivets and displacing defective rivets from buggy bow-sockets" (line 9-10), and it is aimed to be easy to use with efficiency and reliability. The tool is constructed to be "simple, strong, durable and inexpensive construction" (line 16-18).
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Thrasher, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Switch Mechanism (open access)

Switch Mechanism

Patent for a switch mechanism, which is a improvement for the switch throwing mechanisms used for street railway systems. "The switch is set by means of tripping devices by the car and under control of the motorman."
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Yoakum, Hugh D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History