Gardening and Unemployed Aid Movement Report
The New York Vacant Lot Gardening Association reports successful 1907 results using city plots to hire the unemployed, reduce rents, and grow food. About 30 acres in Bronx were cultivated, with 12 plowed by a hired farmer, and hundreds of applicants across boroughs received plots with seeds and tools. Rent savings for tent or shack dwellers reach $140 to $220 per family for six months, while some gardens yielded profits and fed families through winter.
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Farge
Howard
Arson Wilds
Pine Street
New York City
Philadelphia
Bronx
Astors
City Press Association
Jersey City
Newark
East Side
Tfe
Italy
America
Our City
Ponts
A. N. Fairfield
The
Nation Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild
Williamsburgh
Long Island
Astor Trustees
New York Association
Iit
Chienagoe
London
Chicago
S. Stammersmark
England
Harris R. Cooley
Cleveland
New York
Dobbs Ferry
William Ryan
Market closing prices and livestock bids report
The Associated Press reports Chicago markets closed with July wheat at six and a half, July corn at six and three quarters, July oats at four and four tenths, July pork at 154 dollars, lard at 38.42 to 45, July ribs at 7.30. Cattle buyers steady to higher with 19,000 head traded, beefers 7.75 to 7.35, stockers 3.60 to 5.58, cows and heifers 5.00 to 5.85. Hogs 29,000 traded mostly higher, lights 15 dollars, mixed 8.00 to 6.?000, heavies 5.50, bulk sales around 5.45, sheep 31,000 mostly lower 4.00 to 5.85.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Board of Trade
Regular meeting adds note on resignations at Sterling Y
A regular meeting of the American State of Equity will be held Tuesday evening. Robert A. Allen physical director of the Sterling Y Company A has tendered his resignation, to take effect June 1.
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American State of Equity
Robert A. Allen
Sterling Y. Co. A
Classified Ad Fragments From Journal Want Column
Partial want ads note missing details. A plain gold bracelet is claimed Saturday, finder to return to office. A factory iris inquiry appears. A sum of money found, owner must prove property at the office.
Shipment of 500000 wall eyed pike received for Pecatonica River
The Stephenson County Fish and Game Club received 500000 wall eyed pike from the Illinois fish hatchery at Meredosia and placed them in the Pecatonica River at the electric company's dam. Local officers are praised for stocking streams with desirable fish varieties.
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Stephensony County Fish and Game Club
Pecatonica
Electric Company
Illinois Fish Hatchery
Meredosia
Personal mentions from Freeport and surrounding towns
R Round of Polo was a Freeport caller today. W A Simmons of Nora spent the day in the city. Henry T Floyd of Dodgeville transacted business here. H Flannery of Rockford was a business caller. A R B Bowman of Mt Carroll called on Freeport friends. Mrs Fred S Smith of Mt Carroll was a guest today. Mrs W F Attley of Durand called on friends in the city.
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R. Round
Polo
Freeport
W. A. Simmons
Nora
Henry T. Floyd
Dodgeville
H. Flannery
Rockford
A. R B. Bowman
Mt.Carroll
Fred S. Smith
Mt. Carroll
W. F. Attley
Durand
Bids Opened for City Sewer Connections
The council committee on sewers opened two bids for constructing sewer connections previously done by the city. M. L. Parker & Co. bid 12 dollars on unimproved streets and 20 on improved streets. Hawke & Son bid 14.95 on unimproved streets and 25 on improved streets. An award is expected at tonight's council meeting.
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M. L. Parker & Co
Hawke & Son
The Man That Made Niagara
The account recalls Roscoe Conkling at Niagara's first suspension bridge opening. A celebrated orator with noted vanity, he strutted at the station after ceremonies, prompting a porter to joke about who built the bridge. A passerby quips that the man made the falls, not the bridge.
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Niagara
United States
Roscoe Conkling
Conkling
America
H. Perry Robinson
Putnam’s Magazine
Had a Treat For His Wife By a 'Lighted' Horse Tale
Local veterinarian Dr. George Starvey treated a colicky horse by inserting a tube to drain stomach gas and lit the end of the tube with a match to impress the owner. The owner later told Starvey his wife had returned and requested a repeat, prompting a mix of disbelief and humor.
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George Starvey
Slarvey
Dr. Starvey
Cleveland
Chinese Sun and Moon Legend Reformulated
A Chinese legend portrays the sun as a young lady and the moon as her elder brother who guards her. The moon forbids the sun from going out at night, then suggests gold needles in people’s eyes to stop gawking at the sun during the day, explaining why people turn pale when looking at it.
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China
Moon
Sothern and Laura Keene Stage quarrel in New York
In a New York rehearsal a dispute between elder Sothern and Laura Keene escalates between actors. Keene, angered, calls for Sothern who steps into the light and quips that they cannot bear to see her beauty when she is in a passion, then tells her to go out.
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New York
Sothern
Laura Keene
Miss Keene
Laura
A Matter of Spelling and the After Dinner Speaker
A Philadelphia Ledger quip notes the after dinner speaker declaring this is the age of steel and the chairman prompting reporters to spell the last word correctly in a courteous interruption.
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Philadelphia Ledger
False friends worse than open enemies proverb
French proverb notes that deceitful allies harm more than visible foes. It emphasizes trust and caution in selecting companions. The saying reflects vigilance in personal and political relationships across cultures.
Religious Hatred Across Islam and Hinduism in India
A World’s Work excerpt criticizes enduring Hindu Muslim enmity and British rule in India. It highlights Pathans as a militant Muslim type, notes Bengali and Brahman tensions, and recounts a 1902 dining car incident where a Rajput insulted a Bengali babu, illustrating ethnic disdain and social fractures.
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East
Hindustan
India
Baby
Delhi
Malwa
Tayput
Babu
D Bengiali
Perceval Landon
An Interesting Experiment Proving Earth Rotation
A simple home demonstration uses a water bowl on a door away from street noise. Syrup of silica powder and charcoal mark create a straight line aligned north south. After a few rotations the line shifts westward relative to a parallel fixed object, illustrating the earth’s rotation.
How to Relieve Choking With Egg White Method
A historical health tip advises relieving choking by breaking an egg into a cup and feeding the distressed person the white. The white is said to wash around the obstruction and aid swallowing. If one egg fails, try another. the white is the key ingredient.
Midnight visit sparks lock theft note in Globe
In a Loudon Globe item, a caller warns a mistress she will not be allowed inside at night again. A friend reportedly impressioned the lock and is making a key, suggesting a planned late night entry and possibleed security concerns.
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Loudon Globe
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F. A. Read
Kayser
W.j.young & Co
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Freeport Loan CO
Stephenson Street
Stetson
Guyer
Walton Special
Wm Walton Neph Clothing Department
Demeter & Seitz
Stephenson
Ota W Lew
Asso
Manhattan
W.h.brandt& Co
Galena St
the Daily Journal
Today’s Market Report
Chicago Board of Trades
F.J. Miner & Co
C. ’ Anderson
Aly
Seton
Seoga
Park
Sue
Peoples
Iris
J. W. Miller
Pecatonica River
Sothern and
Scott
Gideon
John G. Oyler
Gideons
Bloomington
Journal
Want
Resh Brothers
Stephenson &T A-Sd
Seco
Wears E. &W
Geo. Ennenga Prop
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