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Man, Bird and Beast

Description: Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including stories about folk medicine and ranch remedies, folk songs, legends and other folklore. The index begins on page 176.
Date: 1930
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
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Wire-Stretcher and Wheel-Carrier.

Description: Patent for a simple and inexpensive wire-stretcher and reel-carrier, meant to make wire needed for fences easier to be ready at the builder's disposal and to stretch the wire to the correct amount of tension.
Date: November 3, 1896
Creator: Pruitt, Andrew L.
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Veterinary Medicine

Description: Patent for the invention of screw-worm liniment, provide a description of the ingredients within liniment. Compound relates to that class of reme-wounds cause by screw-worms and all kind of parasites in or on stock and poultry (10).
Date: October 30, 1883
Creator: Miller, Thomas, L.
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Skirt Ironing Board.

Description: Patent for a new and improved ironing board. This design "consists [of] an ironing-board provided with hinged detachable leaves and with devices for holding said leaves open, which board is hinged or pivoted to the end piece of a frame, the lower part of which forms a box to receive that part of the article that hangs down, while the rest is being ironed, thus protecting it from dust and dirt and keeping it moist" (lines 12-20).
Date: December 14, 1880
Creator: Baldwin, Mary Hensley
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Cactus-Singer.

Description: Patent for a safer design of a portable flame gun, used for burning needles off cactus plants, with illustrations.
Date: November 13, 1887
Creator: Vacher, Ernest William
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Singers and Storytellers

Description: Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including personal anecdotes about storytellers and singers, as well as folk songs, myths, and ghost stories. The index begins on page 295.
Date: 1961
Creator: Boatright, Mody C.
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Happy Hunting Ground

Description: Collection of popular folklore from Central and South America, including Mexican ballads, primitive art, cowboy dances, reptile myths, superstitions, Indian pictographs, and other folktales. The index begins on page 127.
Date: 1925
Creator: Texas Folklore Society & Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
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Mustangs and Cow Horses

Description: Collection of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folktales, folk songs, ballads and other information about mustangs and horses. The index begins on page 425.
Date: 1940
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964; Boatright, Mody C. & Ransom, Harry H.
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Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-1041

Description: 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, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification Can Mr.Beck qualify as resident of Frio county under the article 667 .Penal Code?
Date: 1939
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
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Insect Destroyer

Description: Patent for an insect destroyer. This invention is an inexpensive attachment with burners to burn insects between rows. Illustration included.
Date: March 8, 1904
Creator: Smith, Needham
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Vehicle-Wheel.

Description: Patent for a new and useful vehicle wheel, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 14, 1899
Creator: Pruitt, Andrew L.
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Float Valve

Description: Patent for a float valve. This invention is intended for stock watering tanks where by it ends the flow of water when the tank is full. Illustration included.
Date: November 21, 1905
Creator: Clary, Edwin P.
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Acetylene-Gas Generator.

Description: Patent for an improved acetylene-gas generator "which is kept in a relatively-cool condition by a surrounding bath of water and which generator is removable at will from the floatable bell of the tank. A further object is to prevent the waste carbid from dropping into the water of the expansible tank and to provide for the free discharge of gas from the generator [...] while [...] permitting the expeditious removal of said generator for the purpose of cleaning and recharging" (lines 13-24).
Date: June 19, 1900
Creator: Lindholm, Charlie M.
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