Publisher’s reversal births Bret Harte tale The Luck of Roaring Camp
A San Francisco publisher recalls backing Bret Harte for Overland Monthly. After initial editorial resistance, Harte’s story The Luck of Roaring Camp was saved by a decisive change, praised by Eastern papers, and credited to Harte’s collaboration.
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Superstitions of the Sea and Ancient Wedding Customs
The article surveys coastal beliefs about tides and omens shaping fishers and farmers routines, cites New England pig killing, cat eye tide readings, and warns against counting catches before labor ends. It then traces wedding gifts to ancient Greek and Roman practices, notes Saxon bridal tokens, and ends with Fifth Avenue’s shoe ritual for departing brides.
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Irresistible force of character conquers love, ends in arrest
A reader laments seeking a superior lover with overwhelming energy. The column notes many women pursue such men, but many married pairs end with husbands arrested for assault and battery.
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The Ways of the St. Petersburg Police
A St. Petersburg sergeant fabricates a tale of recovering lost property to impress a powerful official. He steals 2000 roubles, replaces a red pocket book, and sends an innocent man to prison, then discovers the pocket book hidden in his own coat. The incident exposes police corruption and false arrest.
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Cremation debate and ancient columbarium echoes
The piece questions ashes storage for the dead, citing Rome’s third century columbaria with 2400 urns per chamber and asks whether we will adopt urns in dedicated repositories or keep traditional burial. It notes science revisiting old funeral practices and contrasts urn or casket endings.
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Waiting for Mother and Other Fragments in Detroit Free Press
A mix of verse and prose notes from the Independent Detroit Free Press includes Mary D. Brine’s poem Waiting for Mother, a Hoosier grave stake tale from Indiana, William Blaikie on school physical education, discussion of pirated cheap books affecting authors, reflections on a virtuous aging woman, and Leadville Chronicle reporting a survivor tale from Indian conflict.
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