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Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 4, 1869

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Date: February 4, 1869

Creator: Webb, W. G.

Item Type: Newspaper

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Improvement in Brick-Machines.

Patent for improvement in brick machines by “providing the mixing and grinding-shaft with arms at the bottom, adapted in form and arrangement for pressing the clay through the openings, in the bottom of the curb, into the moulds, below, which rest on ways above a sliding carrier, provided with brackets, for forcing the moulds out.” (Lines 26-34) Illustration is included.

Date: May 4, 1869

Creator: Morgan, Asa

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Improvement in Machine for Cutting Stalks in the Field Preparatory to Plowing.

Patent for improvement in machine for clearing cotton and corn-fields of the stalks after the crops have been gathered by “providing a revolving drum or roller with knives, set spirally around it, which cut the stalks of cotton or corn-fields into pieces of any desired length, for the purpose of being plowed under the surface for fertilizing, by rolling it over them.” (Lines 14-19) Illustration is included.