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Ant Trap

Description: Patent for an ant trap designed as a ring-shaped trough and which allows for the drainage of rainwater through a pipe fitted with a porous plug. Both walls of the trough are capped with inward and downward curved flanges.
Date: August 1, 1922
Creator: Scrivner, Jefferson Davis

CANAL-GATE.

Description: Patent for an improvement to canal-gates that is "a simple and comparatively inexpensive contrivance for receiving a handle of the shank of a handle which is attached to the lock or gate" (lines 18-22) including an illustration.
Date: March 9, 1920
Creator: Perry, Charles Franklin

Attachment for Tractors.

Description: Patent for attachments in tractors. "This invention relates to tractors and has for its object the provision of means where by when the front axle and wheels of the tractor rise caused by rearing of the tractor, the clutch will be automatically disconnected and remain so until the front wheels of the tractor descend again into engagement with the ground. An important and more specific object is the provision in a tractor of a front axle formed n sections pivotally connected, one section being c… more
Date: August 30, 1921
Creator: Cholick, Joseph John

Knife-Sharpener.

Description: Patent for improvements in knife-sharpeners that can be clamped onto a table or similar object, including an illustration. The device has also been "adapted for use in connection with a pair of bits or cutters having convex cutting edges disposed in confronting relation, the bits or cutters being capable of adjustment to present new portions of the respective cutting edges for effective work as the occasion requires" (lines 17-23).
Date: February 5, 1918
Creator: Kirlin, Wiliam B.

Irrigation Device.

Description: Patent for a new and improved irrigation device consisting of a swivel joint that can be quickly moved to start or stop the flow of water. The device is designed to be water tight and easily manipulated.
Date: October 8, 1918
Creator: Howard, Charles Samuel

Tape-Measure.

Description: Patent for a tape measure with a claw on one end that the user can affix to a surface to hold one end of the measuring tape and aid in the measuring process.
Date: December 4, 1917
Creator: Anderson, Andrew E.

Geometrical Instrument

Description: Patent for a geometrical instrument. This instrument is used to create a straight edge with pivoted blades, like a protractor, to be used for laying protracted angles, etc.
Date: March 26, 1918
Creator: Anderson, Andrew E.

Hearings before the Committee on Military Affairs, United States Senate, concerning the affray at Brownsville, Tex., on the night of August 13 and 14, 1906. Volume 1.

Description: Compiled documentation about the Brownsville (Tex.) Affair including testimony gathered by the Committee on Military Affairs from soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry Regiment on the events of the Brownsville Affray.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs.

The Brownsville Affray. Views

Description: Report of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs detailing the information and testimony gathered by the committee in its investigations of the Brownsville Affray. It includes the views of Joseph B. Foraker and Morgan G. Bulkeley on the testimony in support of the conclusions reached by the committee.
Date: March 11, 1908
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs.

Companies B, C, and D, Twenty-Fifth United States Infantry. Report of the Proceedings of the Court of Inquiry Relative to the Shooting Affray at Brownsville, Tex. August 13-14, 1906 by Soldiers of Companies B, C, and D Twenty-Fifth United States Infantry: Volume 3

Description: Report of the United States Army regarding events during the Brownsville (Tex.) Affair including documentation and transcripts of the court proceedings of the court of inquiry appointed to hear and report upon all charges and testimony relating to the shooting affray which took place at Brownsville, Texas.
Date: 1911
Creator: United States. War Department.

Companies B, C, and D, Twenty-Fifth United States Infantry. Report of the Proceedings of the Court of Inquiry Relative to the Shooting Affray at Brownsville, Tex. August 13-14, 1906 by Soldiers of Companies B, C, and D Twenty-Fifth United States Infantry: Volume 11

Description: Report of the United States Army regarding events during the Brownsville (Tex.) Affair including documentation and transcripts of the court proceedings of the court of inquiry appointed to hear and report upon all charges and testimony relating to the shooting affray which took place at Brownsville, Texas.
Date: 1911
Creator: United States. War Department.

Companies B, C, and D, Twenty-Fifth United States Infantry. Report of the Proceedings of the Court of Inquiry Relative to the Shooting Affray at Brownsville, Tex. August 13-14, 1906 by Soldiers of Companies B, C, and D Twenty-Fifth United States Infantry: Volume 6

Description: Report of the United States Army regarding events during the Brownsville (Tex.) Affair including documentation and transcripts of the court proceedings of the court of inquiry appointed to hear and report upon all charges and testimony relating to the shooting affray which took place at Brownsville, Texas.
Date: 1911
Creator: United States. War Department.
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