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[Clipping: 20,000 Follow In His Footsteps]
Newspaper article briefly describing the successful preacher Preston Bradley of Chicago and his unique methods of preaching and his preferred method of using theatre seats rather than pews. The second page of this clipping features another newspaper article describing Mr. George Fitzgerald’s profession of teaching men and women how to properly walk.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
The American Magazine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: A Partial Group of Vitallium Surgical Prostheses]
Pamphlet showing twenty-seven (27) separate surgical prostheses. The first page of this pamphlet identifies this item as “Bibliography and Excerpts from Dental and Surgical Literature on the Uses of Vitallium Prostheses”. The second page shows images of these implements and a key that identifies these twenty-seven items.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Advertisement for Globe Geophone]
Advertisement clipping for the Globe Geophone, a most sensitive and dependable instrument so far developed for accurately locating leaks in underground piping. The second page of this advertisement clipping includes the testimonials, notable users, and proof that this mechanical technology works. At the top of the first page is text in green handwriting that reads, “See Jeep file for letters on this.”.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Advertisment for "Out of the Test Tube" Chemistry Book]
Newspaper clipping advertising for the purchasing of the 4th edition of the chemistry book, "Out of the Test Tube". The advertisement touches on key information including the size of the book, the benefits reads can expect, and a seven (7) day free trial. At the bottom of the clipping is a form for interested readers to provide their name and address for mailing.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: American Empire in Asia]
Newspaper clipping that provides a brief preview on the book "Great Britain: An Empire in Transition" by Albert Viton. The book discusses the need to remove American Isolationism. The back of the page provides a preview for the book "American Counterpoint" by Alexander Alland.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: American Photo - Print Company, Inc. Diploma Restoration]
Advertisement clipping for the restoration of diplomas to be mounted on mahogany frame. The advertisement provides four sizes depending on the size of the diplomas. The back page features the text “rejuvenation guaranteed” along with a human figure.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
American Photo - Print Company, Inc.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Bug Blitz]
Magazine clipping discusses a new chemical called DDT that controls malaria and typhus outbreaks. The pages also contain portions of other articles, and there are handwritten notes highlighting parts of the main article, including the names of the various chemical companies.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Smith, Beverly
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Catalog Page for Multi-Vane Drills]
Catalog clipping featuring nine separate multi-vane drills of various sizes and specifications. The person that clipped this catalog page has circled the top right drill on the first page that is identified as "Size 55J, 55K, 55L Reversible Multi-Vane Drill". To the right of this drill is handwriting that reads, "$230 Hydrauger 5 hp".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Chaplain Is Scolded For GI Vote Letters #1]
Newspaper clipping covering a news story about Lt. Charles L. Austin sending letters pertaining to the soldier-vote issue to Congressman Scott of Pennsylvania.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Associated Press
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Chaplain Is Scolded For GI Vote Letters #2]
Newspaper clipping covering a news story about Lt. Charles L. Austin sending letters pertaining to the soldier-vote issue to Congressman Scott of Pennsylvania.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Associated Press
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Chemists at Work]
Newspaper clipping touching upon the recent achievements created by United States chemists. These achievements including metallurgy, blood plasma, incendiary bombs, colored smoke, and insecticide against the Japanese beetle. The back of this newspaper clipping features a United States anti-aircraft gun being operated by a group of four (4) soldiers.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: CIO Political Action Committee Regional Directors]
Newspaper clipping featuring a list of fourteen (14) regional directors of the CIO Political Action Committee throughout the United States. The nineth (9th) number of the regional directors is the Texas Regional Director, Carl A. McPeak, physical address in Dallas, Texas. The back of the regional director list are short articles covering some of the core concepts behind the CIO.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
CIO Political Action Committee
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Dewar Portable Searchlight Advertisement]
Newspaper clipping featuring three (3) different models of Dewar Portable Searchlights. Each of these models has a brief description of the potential uses and the specifications of each unit. On the bottom of the second page, is a brief description of the Dewar Searchlight Battery used to power the searchlight units found above.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Dewar Manufacturing Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Electoral Reform Group Is Ready To Offer Evidence]
Newspaper clipping detailing the Southern Electoral Reform League preparing to present evidence to be used in an attempt to unseat 79 Southern Congressmen who have been elected unconstitutionally. League President Moss A. Plunkett and Virginia attorney Arthur Dunn claim that many of the voting residents have been unable to vote due to “illegal taxes”. The back of this newspaper clipping features handwritten notes that read, “Exec. 6884 / 1410-H St / Duval”.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Equipment Torpedoed, Service Men Carry On]
Newspaper clipping describing the attack of Nazi submarines and the resulting sinking of Hamilton Standard propeller equipment to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in early 1942. This news was provided by four (4) allied servicemen that reported their working conditions were primitive in March of 1942. Working conditions include having to work with constant leopards, hyenas, wild camels and angry baboons.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: . . . from the Employees]
Newspaper clipping focused on the team behind creating an unknown newspaper. Two (2) names have been marked with red colored pencil, "Lilyan Blake" and "Frederick B. Gipson". On the back of the clipping is a holiday greeting from the directors and personnel of the newspaper.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: General Motors Two-Cycle Diesel Engine]
Clipping covering information on mass production of a two (2) stroke diesel engine from General Motors, the Stanley W7 Safety Saw, and the Bastian-Blessing Company's gas regulator.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: He puts his friends to sleep]
In this newspaper clipping, the author describes how the psychologist, Max Mann, is putting chronic insomniacs to sleep with his soothing voice. The clipping also mentions that Dr. Mann recorded his voice and wrote a soothing book to help patients he cannot reach.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
The American Magazine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Head Hunters Capture Lost Fort GI in Jungle]
Newspaper clipping about how the explorer, Don W. W. Gilpin, survived six months living with indigenous South Americans.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Greenburg, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Hitler's Agents]
Newspaper clipping from the letters to the editor section of the Caller-Times describing the anti-Semite experience between a Captain Jerry Shulz and a woman with Nazi ideology. The back of this clipping features miscellaneous illustrations and portions of additional articles.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Starner, Ray G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: If you CAN'T go to SLEEP]
In this newspaper clipping, Max Mann provides four instructions to be followed by his readers who suffer from insomnia. With Dr. Mann's four instructions, he aims to help people sleep.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Mann, Max
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Ingersoll-Rand Air-Operated Sump Pump]
Newspaper clipping describes the three different Sump Pumps by Ingersoll-Rand Pneumatic Tools. The Size 25 Sump Pump is good for general pumping work of all kinds. The Size 35 High Head Sump Pump is fitted with a more powerful motor and its designed to pump against higher heads. The Size 25T Sump Pump is two general pumps coupled together which creates a two-stage unit that can handle higher heads and be decoupled.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Ingersoll-Rand Pneumatic Tools
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Learning Russian]
Article taken from the October 23 issue of the Spectator written by Alan Moray Williams. Mr. Williams article argues that the Russian language is not as difficult to learn as its reputation might present. His argument is built upon explaining that the Cyrillic alphabet and declension of its syntax have some shared European parts of speech. Mr. Williams does mention that there are difficulties in learning Russian, however they can be lessed through the use of gramophone and linguaphone records.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Williams, Alan Moray
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Letter of Liberty]
Newspaper clipping noting that the request for American newspapers by a Greek newspaper agency is a sign of freedom in postwar Europe. The clipping acknowledges that there are several European countries occupied by communist Russia.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History