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- Bag-Rack
- Patent for a rotating bag rack for use in stores.
- Cattle-Yoke.
- Patent for a cattle-yoke that is economical to make and easy to take on and off of the cow.
- CHURN
- Patent for the improvement of a churn. The churn has a detachable support and a closure for the upper end of the body of the churn.
- Combined Cotton and Corn Planter.
- Patent for a combined cotton and corn planter by having two wheel guards and graduators, one feed-wheel is mounted fixedly on the shaft, the other is removable; so that it can be easily converted from planting corn or cotton-seed, and vice versa, and regulating the planting of either. Illustration is included.
- Combined Cultivator and Planter.
- Patent for a new and improved cultivator and planter. This design consists in "the combination of the box having the slot and the three apertures in the side of the slot . . . the reciprocating seed-slide, and the sliding and adjustable plate . . . having the slot near its end and engaging with the free leg of the staple" (lines 100-110).
- Cotton Scraper.
- Patent for a new and improved cotton-scraper. This design "is to produce a cotton-scraper of economical construction that will cut a wider furrow with lighter draft, do the work more perfectly, and at the same time be more easily held to the row than the scrapers in the present general use" (lines 11-16).
- Cotton-Seed Cleaner and Huller
- Patent for a cottonseed cleaner and huller. Illustrations included.
- Curtain-Fixture.
- Patent for a simple, inexpensive, and effective curtain fixture that allows for the curtain to be "easily and quickly raised or lowered bodily so as to admit more or less light through the window, and permit of proper ventilation without the admission of an undesirable amount of light" (lines 14-18).
- Improvement in Plow and Seeder.
- Patent for a plow and seeder that has an added "rotating flanged drum composed of two perforated cylinders" (lines 10-11) including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
- Lake Tawakoni State Park
- Map of the Lake Tawakoni State Park with notations for camping sites, hiking trails, pond and lake borders, bathrooms, etc. There is also an advertisement for the purchase of a Texas State Parks Pass which would allow for free access to over 90 Texas State Parks for the purchaser and one car load of guests.
- Music-Leaf Turner.
- Patent for an automatic page turner for an organ or piano. The pages can be turned right or left, and the mechanism is operated using foot pressure.
- Oil-Heater.
- Patent for an oil heater, which has a oil reserve and burner in the bottom and flues in the top through which the heat radiates.
- Rail-Joint.
- Patent for rail joints that reduce "wear and tear on the wheels of rolling stock" (lines 12-13) and are more securely fastened than conventional rail-joints.
- Seeder.
- Patent for a new and improved seed-planter. This design "consists in the combination of the seed-hopper, the reciprocating seed-slide, and a sieve or screen suspended from the seed-slide and reciprocating therewith for sowing the seeds broadcast" (lines 10-14).
- Soil map, Hunt County, Texas
- Map displays soil types along with rivers, roads, bridges, railroads, towns, schools, and churches. Includes legend and symbols.
- Soil survey of Hunt County, Texas
- Text describes climate, agricultural history, soils and crops, land uses, and agricultural methods for Hunt County, Texas.
- Sorghum Boiler and Evaporator.
- Patent for a new and improved boiler and evaporator for sorghum. This design consists in "[an] evaporating pan having the partition walls, the elbow-tubes pivoted in the lower edge of said partitions, and capable of being turned parallel to the bottom of said pan at any angle or perpendicular thereto, [a] copper coil laid in a serpentine groove, made in the bottom of said pan, one end passing through one end of said pan and connecting with a steam generator, and having a valve to regulate the flow of steam, the other end of said coil passing through the other end of said pan" (lines 83-94).
- Steam-Engine.
- Patent for a steam engine which is more economical than other steam engines. "Steam is cut off in the earlier or later part of the stroke, according to the conditions of the work" (lines 15-17), according to a governor or engineer.
- Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-389
- Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether persons entering a state highway right of way enclosed by an unauthorized fence, can be prosecuted under Article 1377b, Vernon's Penal Code, and related questions.
- Tire Setting Machine
- Patent for a tire setting machine. This invention is designed for setting tires that are cold. Illustrations included.
- Trace Fastener
- Patent for trace fastener. Illustration included.
- Uterine-Supporter.
- Patent for a new and improved pessary, or uterine supporter. This design "provides an easy and flexible support . . . and one that will adapt itself to the flexions of the body . . . and one that can be readily removed" (lines 36-40).
- Water Level and Water-Quality Data From Observation Wells in Northeast Texas
- This Report presents quantitative and qualitative information concerning ground water of Texas, from observations in wells of 20 county areas in Northeast Texas by Texas Water Development Board and U.S Geological Survey.
- Well Bucket
- Patent for a well bucket. Illustration included.