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[Letter from J. W. Hodges to Heber Stone - May 4, 1897]
Letter written by J. W. Hodges to Heber Stone. Includes details of where and when the annual Southwestern University Board of Trustees meeting will take place. Invites Heber Stone to attend.
Date:
May 4, 1897
Creator:
Hodges, J. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. A. Shaw to Heber Stone - May 14, 1897]
Letter written by W. A. Shaw to Hon. Heber Stone. Shaw explains why he thinks Dr. McLean is an unfit regent for Southwestern University and defends his position in making such a judgement.
Date:
May 14, 1897
Creator:
Shaw, W. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. B. Lockett to Heber Stone - May 1, 1899]
Letter written by M. B. Lockett to Heber Stone. Lockett explains that the note Stone held against Southwestern University has been paid and thanks him for the original loan he made.
Date:
May 1, 1899
Creator:
Lockett, M. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Milk-Cooler.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in milk coolers, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 30, 1899
Creator:
Nash, William Ashley
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow-Beam.
Patent for "effective means whereby the component parts of a plow-beam can be relatively adjusted according to the nature of the work in hand or to meet certain conditions, thereby facilitating the work and increasing or decreasing the draft." (Lines 8-13) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 25, 1897
Creator:
Miller, Henry A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harrow.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in harrows, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
May 9, 1899
Creator:
Sorenson, Christian
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cuspidor.
Patent for a simple cupsidor that attaches to the floor of railway cars and other places and can be easily cleaned. They are designed to be installed in a line and connected so they can be opened and cleaned at the same time. A valve and a tube hold and empty the contents of the cupsidor.
Date:
May 16, 1893
Creator:
Simmons, David Pitman
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper that is "cheap, durable, have as few parts as practicable, and be easily assembled" (lines 13-15). The device uses hoe-carrying shafts and a main-drive shaft, and the hoes elevate and depress to chop the cotton.
Date:
May 4, 1897
Creator:
Moore, John Neally
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Grate Attachment.
Patent for an adjustable grate attachment that is meant to be used with open grates. It prevents "the falling of heated coals therefrom; also to provide for extension of the grate vertically to facilitate making of a larger fire; and further, to provide an attachment which may be used in regulating the draft to the grate proper" (lines 15-20).
Date:
May 23, 1893
Creator:
Hutton, Milton Calhoun
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History