80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2523, Chapter 1239 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2523, Chapter 1239

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the authority of the Denton County Municipal Utility District No. 6 to divide into two districts.
Date: 2007-05/2007-06
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cabinet (open access)

Cabinet

Patent for a cabinet for storing lace or ribbons.
Date: May 11, 1909
Creator: Hayden, Frank A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
City of Denton Resident Update: May/June 2019 (open access)

City of Denton Resident Update: May/June 2019

Newsletter issued by the city of Denton, Texas documenting news and updates, announcing events, and providing other information of interest to residents.
Date: May 2019
Creator: Denton (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn or Cotton Planter (open access)

Corn or Cotton Planter

Patent for a corn and cotton planter. Illustrations included.
Date: May 17, 1910
Creator: Wilks, Chance
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press (open access)

Cotton-Press

Patent for improvements to parts arrangement in construction of a cotton press.
Date: May 27, 1884
Creator: Heflin, Cyrus David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design for a Trouser-Fastener Member. (open access)

Design for a Trouser-Fastener Member.

Design patent for a trousers-fastener with duplicate compoundly curbed edges converging to a common point.
Date: May 17, 1898
Creator: Salich, August
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detergent Device. (open access)

Detergent Device.

Patent for a washing machine (detergent device) that contains a tank that can hold hand and cold water. This means that the device can be set to have either cold or hot water.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Robinson, Olinthus B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fit For 50+, Catalog for Denton Senior Center: May 2018 (open access)

Fit For 50+, Catalog for Denton Senior Center: May 2018

Catalog of seasonal activities offered by City of Denton Parks and Recreation and the Denton Senior Center for adults aged 50+, including special events, programs, and classes. Some issues also include articles or messages from staffmembers about topics of interest to seniors.
Date: May 2018
Creator: Denton Senior Center
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press. (open access)

Hay-Press.

Patent for an inexpensive and efficient hay-press that has an improved plunger mechanism. The mechanism is simple, inexpensive, durable, and easily operated.
Date: May 1, 1894
Creator: Pearce, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Pitmen. (open access)

Improvement in Pitmen.

Patent for "a new and and useful Improvment in Crank and Pitman;" (lines 3-5) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 17, 1870
Creator: Kealy, Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measure (open access)

Measure

Patent for a measure. Illustration included.
Date: May 15, 1906
Creator: Turpin, Thomas L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Strainer for Coffee-Pots. (open access)

Strainer for Coffee-Pots.

Patent for a strainer "by which the steam from the fluid coffee which has passed through the percolating-cloth to the base of the coffee-pot can rise above the strainer, there condense, and then return again through the strainer, thus causing a thorough extraction of the strength of the coffee" (lines 9-15).
Date: May 5, 1896
Creator: Massey, Andrew J. & Stallings, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trace-Fastener (open access)

Trace-Fastener

Patent for a trace fastener.
Date: May 19, 1903
Creator: Henderson, James E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Train-Order Signal. (open access)

Train-Order Signal.

Patent for a train order signal, which prevents accidental clear signals from the semaphores by requiring the train order pad to be replaced before a signal can be given.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Gates, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History