Through the air: a narrative of forty years' experience as an aeronaut. Comprising a history of the various attempts in the art of flying by artificial means from the earliest period down to the present time. With an account of the author's most important air-voyages and his many thrilling adventures and hairbreadth escapes. Also, an appendix, in which are given full instructions for the manufacture and management of balloons
"Printed for the association. Sold by John Pennington & Son."
No more published.
"Volume 1."
Contents
Introduction.--Count Zinzendorf's observations on the North American Indians.--A narrative of his journey among the Delawares.--His narrative of a visitation to the mission among the Mohicans of New York.--A narrative of a journey to the Susquehanna.--J. Martin Mack's narrative of Count Zinzendorf's sojourn among the Shawanese of Wyoming.--Count Zinzendorf's review of his experience among the North American Indians.--Count Zinzendorf's plan of the Moravian mission among the Indians.--Names and notices of the Christian Indians who lie buried in the Moravian grave-yard at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.--Annals of early Moravian settlement in Georgia and Pennsylvania.--The accounts of the Moravian brethren at Bethlehem, Pa., with the commissioners of the province of Pennsylvania, during the Indian war of 1755 and 1756.
A biographical history of Lancaster County : being a history of early settlers and eminent men of the county; as also much other unpublished historical information, chiefly of a local character
Includes several articles originally published in Harper's bazar. cf. Pref.
Advertising matter: 6 p. at end.
Page [iv] is blank.
Includes index.
Summary
" This book is an attempt to raise the subject of which it treats to its proper connection with health, morals, and good taste.The title is due to the fact that the author has embodied in the text several articles which were originally published by him in Harper's Bazaar. These, though they form but a small portion of the whole work..." [from the preface]
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy
Publishers: George H. Ranck & J.W. Sandoe, 1873-1878; George H. Ranck, 1878-1903; C. R. Martin and H. A. Showalter, 1903-1931; and the Raymond Evers Whitmore family, 1931-1984.
Electronic reproduction. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 18, 1873)-v. 77, no. 52 (Dec. 29, 1950). Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Summary
The New Holland Clarion was published weekly in New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1873-1984. Until the 1950s, it was the only newspaper for New Holland and chronicles the history of that municipality beginning in 1873. The newspaper provided the local news, world and regional news, information on social events and businesses, and historical sketches of New Holland.
Rights
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"No license." The great pending question. Taxpayers! Look to your interests. What the liquor traffic costs the people. An address to the citizens of Lancaster County, adopted by the No-license Convention, held in Lancaster
"The tax records for this township [Caernarvon] which are here reporduced cover the following years: 1754, 1756-1759, 1769-1770, 1772-1773, 1775, 1777-1783, 1785-1793, 1797-1798, 1800-1803, 1805-1816, 1818-1822, 1824-1828, 1830-1832, 1834, 1836, 1839-1841, 1845."
There is one entry for "Elizabeth Township" in the 1780 PDF file. The entry for Elizabeth Township can be found starting on the 22nd page of the 1780 PDF file.