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The Oriental

Description: Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes decorative designs and business name with text reading: "Finest Hotel Structure in the South"; "Thoroughly Fire Proof"; "Rates $2.50 to $5.00 Per Day." Letterhead contains the name W. J. Alden, Manager, Formerly of Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass.
Date: 1894
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Partner: Texas General Land Office

Device for the Disposal of Night-Soil, &c.

Description: Patent for a method of disposing of human feces "by water and the destruction of disease producing germs in the same in centers of population which are situated near running streams or large bodies of water" (lines 12-15).
Date: January 20, 1894
Creator: Busbee, Loranzo D. & Rosser, Charles M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cotton-Cultivator.

Description: Patent for a cotton-cultivator that brings unevenly planted cotton plants to "stand" quickly, effectively, and without much effort. "Five or more stands can be obtained at one operation of the machine" (lines 23-25).
Date: January 30, 1894
Creator: Nehrmeyer, Henry
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Slat-and-Wire Fence-Machine.

Description: Patent for a simple and compact wire-fence machine that can be hand operated and aids in the construction of a wire fence. The machine stretches and maintains tension while twisting and securing the wire to a post. The machine also twists wires together.
Date: January 30, 1894
Creator: Haley, Anslem J.
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Automatic Railway-Gate.

Description: Patent for an automatic railway gate that consists of a picket shaft under the rails, cranks between the rails that are connected to the picket shaft, springs holding the shaft, tread rails that run along the rails and join the cranks, and guide blocks along each tread rail.
Date: February 13, 1894
Creator: Warren, Governor D.
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