Coach-Equalizing Suspender. (open access)

Coach-Equalizing Suspender.

Patent for a coach-equalizing suspender.
Date: March 4, 1902
Creator: Best, William Newton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Site and Building for Subtreasury Purposes at San Francisco, Cal., Report (open access)

Site and Building for Subtreasury Purposes at San Francisco, Cal., Report

Report of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 3093 to provide for the enlargement of the present site or the purchase of a new site for the building of a subtreasury.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extending to Certain Counties of California Act for Entry of Agricultural Lands Within Forest Reserves, Report (open access)

Extending to Certain Counties of California Act for Entry of Agricultural Lands Within Forest Reserves, Report

Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 519 to amend an act approved June 11, 1906 entitled "An act to provide for the entry of agricultural lands within forest reserves".
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
To Relinquish, Release, and Confirm Title of Certain Lands in California to Western Power Company, Report (open access)

To Relinquish, Release, and Confirm Title of Certain Lands in California to Western Power Company, Report

Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed House resolution bill 15725 to relinquish, release, and confirm title of certain lands in California to the Western Power Company.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Right of Way to Southern Pacific Railroad Company Across Fort Mason Military Reservation, Cal., Report (open access)

Right of Way to Southern Pacific Railroad Company Across Fort Mason Military Reservation, Cal., Report

Report of the Committee on Military Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6189 granting a right of way to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company across the Fort Mason Military Reservation in California. It includes an endorsement by the War Department on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Life-Saving Apparatus to be Placed at Farallone Islands, off Coast of California, Report (open access)

Life-Saving Apparatus to be Placed at Farallone Islands, off Coast of California, Report

Report of the Committee on Commerce detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 5983 authorizing certain life-saving apparatus to be placed at the Farallone Islands off the coast of California. It includes correspondence from the General Superintendent of the Life-Saving Service in support of the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lease of San Clemente Island, California, Report (open access)

Lease of San Clemente Island, California, Report

Report of the Committee on Commerce detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 4856 authoring the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to lease San Clemente Island, California. It includes correspondence from the Department of Commerce on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Statue of John D. Sloat at Monterey, Cal., Report (open access)

Statue of John D. Sloat at Monterey, Cal., Report

Report of the Committee on the Library detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed House joint resolution 101 authorizing the Secretary of War to secure a suitable design for a statue of the late Commodore John D. Sloat at Monterey, California.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Library
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extending to Certain Counties of California Act for Entry of Agricultural Lands Within Forest Reserves, Report (open access)

Extending to Certain Counties of California Act for Entry of Agricultural Lands Within Forest Reserves, Report

Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed House resolution 11778 to extend certain counties of California the act for the entry of agricultural lands within forest reserves.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Steel Ferryboat and Steel Cutter for Immigration Service at San Francisco, Cal., Report (open access)

Steel Ferryboat and Steel Cutter for Immigration Service at San Francisco, Cal., Report

Report of the Committee on Immigration detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed House bill 16515 to provide a steel ferryboat and cutter for the immigration service at San Francisco, California.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Immigration
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas or Tick Fever and Its Prevention (open access)

Texas or Tick Fever and Its Prevention

Report discussing the disease tick fever (also known as Texas fever) and its destructive effects on cattle. Topics discussed include the life cycle of the tick which transmits the disease, symptoms of the disease, and methods of treatment and prevention.
Date: 1906
Creator: Mohler, John R. (John Robbins), b. 1875
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Growing and Curing Hops (open access)

Growing and Curing Hops

"In keeping with the great progress made in agriculture within recent years the methods employed in hop production have not remained unchanged. Nevertheless certain practical principles of great importance to successful hop growing merit a much wider consideration and use than they now enjoy. These will be discussed in the following pages in which is also presented a brief general outline of hop culture." -- p. 7. Hops culture is discussed with regard to climate and soil requirements, propagation, planting, trellises and training, picking, and curing.
Date: 1907
Creator: Stockberger, W. W. (Warner Webster)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roselle: Its Culture and Uses (open access)

Roselle: Its Culture and Uses

Report discussing and promoting the cultivation of the roselle plant -- a species of hibiscus -- in the United States. Topics discussed include varieties of roselle, helpful fertilizers, harvesting practices, uses, and common diseases and insect enemies.
Date: 1907
Creator: Wester, P. J. (Peter Johnson), 1877-1931
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 53 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 53

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Inoculation and Lime for Alfalfa, Citrus Culture in Southern Texas, Pruning Rotundifolia Grapes, Native Hays or Arid Region, Bermuda Grass, Short v. Long Feeding of Beef Cattle, Contagious Abortion of Cattle, Preventing Losses at Lambing time, Winter Lambs for the Pacific Coast Market, Feeding Work Horses, Colony Houses for Poultry, Food of the Crow Blackbird, and Flour for Baking Powder Biscuits.
Date: 1909
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Games Laws for 1904: A Summary of the Provisions Relating to Seasons, Shipment, Sale, and Licenses (open access)

Games Laws for 1904: A Summary of the Provisions Relating to Seasons, Shipment, Sale, and Licenses

Report presenting information on the game laws effective in the United States and Canada for 1904, with special emphasis on federal laws and provisions governing interstate commerce. The report is not a comprehensive overview of state game laws.
Date: 1904
Creator: Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955; Oldys, Henry & Williams, R. W. (Robert White), 1877-1940
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hop Culture in California (open access)

Hop Culture in California

Report discussing the potential of California for developing a hops industry and successful practices for hops cultivation.
Date: 1900
Creator: Flint, Daniel
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Playing-Cards. (open access)

Playing-Cards.

Patent for a card game that aims to teach players the workings of the electoral college. There are 208 cards, divided into four types: "eagle," "star," "banner," "flag," and gathering one of each type gives the player an electoral vote. The cards feature presidential candidates of the mid-1800s.
Date: March 27, 1906
Creator: Noonan, James Harrison
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Doll Novelty. (open access)

Doll Novelty.

Patent for a new device, which is a rounded, weighted base placed in a doll that allows the doll to raise itself when turned over on any side without external assistance by lowering the doll's center of gravity. Descriptions of materials used and illustrations are included..
Date: November 4, 1902
Creator: Flint, William G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for a cultivator with spring teeth that are stronger than ordinary cultivator teeth.
Date: December 8, 1908
Creator: Baker, Alonzo L. & Baker, Russell
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History