El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 36TH YEAR, Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 11, 1916 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 36TH YEAR, Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 11, 1916

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 11, 1916
Creator: Black, James S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Threshold. (open access)

Threshold.

Patent for an improvement for thresholds to consist of a single metal plate with an arched central portion and laterally-projected flanges that is cheaper and easier to make. The threshold will create a tight joint with the bottom of a door to prevent water and dust from entering through the bottom of the door.
Date: April 11, 1916
Creator: Krause, Ernest
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Shade and Curtain-Pole Bracket. (open access)

Combined Shade and Curtain-Pole Bracket.

Patent for combined shade and curtain pole brackets to "be attached to the upper sash of the window" (lines 14), removable, and adjustable, with illustrations.
Date: April 11, 1916
Creator: Levingston, Thomas C. & Van Epps, Nettie M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 11, 1916 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 11, 1916

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 11, 1916
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History