Whist and gambling lore in early Washington circles
In Harper’s Magazine reminiscences, Washington elites including Congress members and ministers are depicted gambling as a social staple. Clubs near Gadaby’s hosted whist and draw poker with figures like Pendleton, Clay, Scott, Bodisco, Fox, and Tyler. Games ran late, sometimes over multiple days, with stakes around a hundred dollars and public sentiment mixed but not strongly opposed. The piece notes the era’s tolerance and social rituals surrounding gaming among prominent officials.
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Edward, Pendleton
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Kentucky
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Charles James Fox
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Tyler
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Simple Cookery for Daughters Progress Over Luxury
The article argues mothers should train daughters in simple, wholesome cooking rather than elaborate, highly seasoned dishes. It praises bread making and basic staples like mashed potatoes and properly cooked peas, greens, and beef, claiming plain foods build healthier bodies and resist temptations of luxury.
Patching Half-Kilted Evergreens in Spring Repair
A Rural New Yorker method describes patching half dead evergreens by pairing live halves from two trees to form a single specimen. The author details trimming dead branches, grafting together with roots and patches, and filling gaps with small trees, reporting most patches successful.
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Pumpkin Pies From Pumpkins and Dried Pulp
The article outlines traditional methods for drying pumpkins and making pumpkin pies. It describes cutting, paring, and drying by sun, oven, or fast methods, with a preference for paring, stewing, straining, and drying pulp on plates. It notes storage in a dry room and the benefits of quick drying to preserve flavor, plus tips on soaking dried pulp before use and enhancing pies with eggs milk and sugar.
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Sherman Teases Captive Over Magnolia Leaves
A Civil War scene on the Black River shows General Sherman annoyed by a captive lieutenant admired by magnolias near Sherman's tent. The lieutenant repeatedly exclaims about the leaves, prompting Sherman to demand, Let them wave. The tale from Zdtter's Drawer in Harper's December issue is cited.
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Regalia of observation on tree varieties growth
The report lists growing specimens in delta groves including white maple one foot dia and twenty feet high white willow one and a half feet dia and forty feet high yellow willow one and a half in dia and thirty five feet high Lombardy poplar ten inches dia and forty feet high blue and white ash ten inches dia and twenty feet high chestnut ten inches dia and twenty feet high black walnut and butternut ten inches dia and twenty feet high elm ten inches dia and twenty feet high white walnut or hickory eight inches dia and twenty five feet high evergreen varieties show average annual growth of eighteen to twenty inches in height.
Michigan fruit regions praised for mild winters and exports
The article extols Michigan as a premier fruit region with mild winters and strong horticultural output. It notes lessons from cold snaps that harm buds and blooms, and cites a pomologist sending five sample barrels of apples to Queen Victoria who declined further orders for seventy barrels for the royal household.
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Meat preservation and ancient philosophy entwined
An odd compendium contrasts practical meat storage tips with quotations from Epictetus Alexander and Plato. It argues practical methods for keeping meat and preserving juice, then shifts to reflections on life, knowledge, truth, love, beauty, and faith as the vitality of human existence.
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Adaim’s decline after marriage joked by children
A dinner table tale from Harper’s Magazine imagines a boy quipping that Eve caused Adaim to eat the wrong apple, after asking how long he stayed good once wed. The exchange riffs on marital wisdom and folly.
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