Timepiece recalls famed governors quote in Hickory clock
J M Chiles of Hickory North Carolina uses a half hour striking clock that reveals an inscription between portraits of Governors Wade Hampton and Zeb Vance. The inscription cites the famous quip from the 1870s and ties it to the clock’s mechanism.
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Zeb. B. Vance
North Carolina
Wade Hampton
South Carolina
J. M. Chiles
Hickory
N. C
Hampton
Vance
Modern Warfare and Home Life in Woman's Home Companion
The May issue highlights Maxim's article on The Wonders of Modern Warfare and At Home with Admiral and Mrs. Dewey. It features ongoing home magazine content, outdoor features, cooking, fashion, and fiction by George Shock Seumas Mac Manus and Julian Truitt Bishop. The issue notes a divorce arc with dates like To Date They met Day set and Big spat.
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Woman's Home Companion
Hudson Maxim
New South
Modern warfare and the rise of long range fire
An analysis notes that closer combat would cause massive slaughter, but modern firearms create great ranges and accuracy reducing hit probability. It cites that less than one in a thousand rifle balls hit, with only about one in five hits fatal. Most wounds non fatal, many recover with medical aid from Red Cross and surgeons.
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Red Cross
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