The Coyote, Volume 2, Number 3, December 1909 (open access)

The Coyote, Volume 2, Number 3, December 1909

Monthly literary magazine of University of Texas containing original short stories, essays, poetry, jokes, and other creative works written by students.
Date: December 1909
Creator: University of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Sign. (open access)

Electric Sign.

Patent for an electric lighted sign, as might be displayed in the window of a business. The sign consists of a box with an inner reflective coating, an interior light source (bulb), and front-facing circular cutouts with translucent coverings, the latter arranged to depict the sign text.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Daughdrill, Kenneth W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Closure for Ventilators (open access)

Valve-Closure for Ventilators

Patent for a new valve-closure for ventilators on plumbing systems by W.L. Hamilton and G. McCullough.
Date: December 20, 1917
Creator: Hamilton, William L. & McCullough, George
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dental Implement (open access)

Dental Implement

Patent for a dental implement that features a tool useful for dentists when filling teeth and also is adapted to contain filling material for instant availability and use during dental procedures.
Date: December 2, 1919
Creator: Edwards, Walker A., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ouachita Facies in Central Texas (open access)

Ouachita Facies in Central Texas

Report on the Ouachita Facies, including map areas, geologic examinations, chemical compositions, subsurface, and findings.
Date: December 1948
Creator: Barnes, Virgil E. (Virgil Everett), 1903-1998
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Food Products. (open access)

Process of Making Food Products.

Patent for a new process "to make lard and butter substitutes, and other edible fatty products possessing the desired consistency and flavor" (lines 27-30) by hydrogenizing oils and fats. Includes explanation of the process.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Walker, Thomas Bailey
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel-Supply System and Starter for Explosive-Engines. (open access)

Fuel-Supply System and Starter for Explosive-Engines.

Patent for "improvements in the fuel supply system for explosive engines." (Lines 9-10). Improvements include, utilization of the heat of exhaust gases to vaporize liquid fuel, so that the carburetor and other devices are not necessary.
Date: December 15, 1914
Creator: Lowry, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Protractor. (open access)

Protractor.

Patent for "improvements in drafting instruments and has particular application to a protractor or plotter." (lines 8-10)
Date: December 23, 1913
Creator: Ward, Walter P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elastic-Tube-Splicing Device (open access)

Elastic-Tube-Splicing Device

Patent for improvements in elastic tube splicing devices. Primary object being the provision of a novel form of device especially adapted for connecting the free ends of tubes, such as the inner tubes of automobile tires.
Date: December 16, 1913
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, December, 2013 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, December, 2013

Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news , upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planning in the Austin, Texas area.
Date: December 2013
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Central Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin to Houston Passenger Rail Study (open access)

Austin to Houston Passenger Rail Study

The purpose of the Austin to Houston Passenger Rail Study is to analyze the feasibility of implementing 110 mph intercity passenger rail service between Austin and Houston including possible service to Bryan/ College Station. This feasibility analysis consisted of identifying the characteristics of existing rail infrastructure and operations in the study corridors, analyzing potential alternative alignments for the passenger rail operations, and determining required infrastructure and impacts for potential passenger rail service in the study area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling (open access)

Car Coupling

Patent for a rail car coupling. Illustration included.
Date: December 4, 1906
Creator: Yeiser, John Clarke & Story, Leonidas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non-Explosive Oil-Container. (open access)

Non-Explosive Oil-Container.

Patent for a protective screen of refractory filaments for "containers holding inflammable, explosive fluids such as naphtha, benzin, gasolene, etc." (lines 10-12)
Date: December 12, 1911
Creator: Ziller, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Base-Ball Score-Card (open access)

Base-Ball Score-Card

Patent for a baseball score card that has spaces for putting the players name on the card from both teams on the same side.
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: Dealey, Walter A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cultivator and Planter. (open access)

Combined Cultivator and Planter.

Patent for a new part that attaches to an ordinary cultivator. The device has a plow that runs in front, and a planting mechanism that spreads seeds in the plowed rows. This device makes it possible to plough and plant in one sweep of the field.
Date: December 31, 1901
Creator: Noren, Peter O. & Clyburn, Mile D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Concentrator, Amalgamator, and Separator (open access)

Combined Concentrator, Amalgamator, and Separator

Patent for improvements to a Combined Concentrator, Amalgamator, and Separator used for ore and gravel.
Date: December 3, 1901
Creator: Journeay, William O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crayon-Holder (open access)

Crayon-Holder

Patent for a new and useful crayon holder, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 19, 1899
Creator: Yates, Robert T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blind-Slat Fastener. (open access)

Blind-Slat Fastener.

Patent for improvements in blind-slat fasteners, in which it holds the blinds so that air can pass through. Illustration is included.
Date: December 14, 1909
Creator: Riley, John Brizendine
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater (open access)

Water-Heater

Patent for a device whereby water or other liquid may be heated instantaneously. (line 10-11)
Date: December 12, 1905
Creator: Hutchins, Rufus J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hitching-Strap. (open access)

Hitching-Strap.

Patent for a strap to attach an animal to a hitching-post, especially a smooth one, to avoid slipping or accidental loosening by the animal with "an improved slidable catch" (line 18).
Date: December 11, 1900
Creator: Jacobsen, Frederik August
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Germ-Destroyer for Telephone-Mouthpieces. (open access)

Germ-Destroyer for Telephone-Mouthpieces.

Patent for destroying disease causing germs in the mouth-piece of a telephone.
Date: December 18, 1900
Creator: Lacey, Lewis Lorenzo
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Milam County, Index

Index map for Milam County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:104,397.
Date: December 10, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Caldwell County, Block 1

Parent map for Caldwell County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:15,000.
Date: December 9, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History