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Boll-Weevil Exterminator

Description: Patent for an air suctioning instrument that exterminates boll-weevil and other insects that infest cotton crops. Illustrations included.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Goar, Robert Keith
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Burial-Casket.

Description: Patent for a burial casket made of plastic and woven wire fabric "of great strength and minimum weight" (lines 20-21) and an air- and water-tight lid, including illustrations.
Date: July 24, 1917
Creator: Hartman, Emanuel W.
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Arc-Lamp.

Description: Patent for an arc lamp that features a spring operated clutch mechanism for the upper electrode.
Date: July 10, 1917
Creator: Williams, Theron H.
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Boll-Weevil Catcher.

Description: Patent for an improved agricultural device for catching boll weevils and other unwanted insects, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Richards, Joe
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Combined Rule and Square.

Description: Patent for new and useful Improvements in Combined Rules and Squares which makes it "possible to form a rigid straight rule or one or more rigid squares" (lines 24-25), including illustration and instructions.
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Grossman, Edwin
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Combined Sword and Pistol.

Description: Patent for improvements in combined swords and pistols where the "pistol is supported by the sword blade adjacent the handle portion" (lines 11-12). The invention allows the "barrel portion of the pistol to be broken down or moved" (lines 15-16) to help with emptying the barrel and an adjustable sword handle to aid in the use of the pistol; includes illustration.
Date: September 4, 1917
Creator: Wigiert, Joe J.
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Ceiling-Plate.

Description: Patent for improvements to ceiling plates that allow a ceiling plate through which a pipe passes to remain securely attached to the ceiling (or other surface) even while the pipe expands or contracts.
Date: June 19, 1917
Creator: Donnelly, John R.
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Blade Holder.

Description: Patent for an improved blade-holder that is simple in construction and can be manufactured at a lower cost. It is designed to "permit of the blades being readily and quickly assembled in the holder and permanently clamped therein to prevent any accidental displacement or movement of the blades from such holder during the stropping." (lines 16-21), including illustrations.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Harriss, Wade H.
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Bridle Rod

Description: Patent for a bridle rod that will be longitudinally adjustable for taking up the space that would be likely to occur between the switch points and the rails so that both of the switch points will, when the switch is operated, move to the proper position for presenting a smooth and even surface for the wheel flange of the railway rolling stock when the same pass over the switch.
Date: July 17, 1917
Creator: Mc Robertson
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Animal-Trap.

Description: Patent for Improvements in Animal Traps. This trap is a "self and everset trap" (lines 11-12) with the primary purpose of creating a trap that is "efficient of operation, economical of construction, and sanitary" (lines 14-15).
Date: July 3, 1917
Creator: Burgett, William Matthews
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Boll-Weevil Machine.

Description: Patent for a pneumatic device to remove and crush boll weevils and their associated bolls on cotton plants, in the ground around cotton plants, and in the air.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Jones, Henry A. & Harrell, Billington C.
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Automatic Water Cut-Off

Description: Patent for improvements to automatic water cut-offs adapted to be useful "in the event of the falling of temperature to freezing or any other predetermined degree of automatically cutting off the flow of the water." (Lines 18-22).
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Goodridge Wilson B.
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Auxiliary Seeding Attachment for Planters

Description: Patent for an attachment to existing hopper fed planters intended for larger format seeds (corn, cotton, etc.), to allow their use in distribution of smaller format seeds (cabbage, onions, etc.).
Date: August 21, 1917
Creator: Whitworth, John Allen
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Amusement Apparatus

Description: Patent for an amusement apparatus of the character set forth with and inclined place made of a number of pivoted sections which may be simultaneously moved into horizontal position to form steps or seats and be held in such position by trip device provided with a target which latter upon being hit by a thrown ball will release the several sections of the inclined plane of steps and permit them through the weight of one or more persons thereon to aline one with the other and form a continuous in… more
Date: July 31, 1917
Creator: Andrews, J.W.
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Apparatus for Destroying Weevils.

Description: Patent for an apparatus for destroying weevils and moths, infesting corn, peas, hay, sweet potatoes, beans, and the like, when stored. The apparatus consists of a container with an improved means of distributing heat to the contents in which the weevils and moths are found.
Date: July 3, 1917
Creator: Kasmeier, John
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Route-Indicator.

Description: Patent for an improved route indicator for automobiles "which not only visually indicates the characteristics and risks of the road" but in addition provides an "auditory signal to call attention to approaching hazards or dangers" (lines 36-41). Illustrations included.
Date: November 13, 1917
Creator: Cranmer, Howard
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