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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1882
Page
6
Governor Baliom calls the State Legislature in special session to address apportionment, the Illinois and Michigan Canal expansion, and the Illinois River project. He urges national aid, river improvements, and a commission to revise criminal jurisprudence with concrete changes to venue, juror qualification, instructions, continuances, and penalties.
In a March 23 1882 executive order Governor M Cuno urges correction of a legislative error that dropped a line in the 1879 appropriation bill. The misstep omits one half of the interest of the College and Seminary fund from the State Normal University funding. He calls for proper legislation and a needed appropriation for the current session.
The piece traces English silk history from 1564 French silk-worm cultivation to James I and the Kenilworth ball 400 years ago. It notes London as a silk hub by Restoration, Spitalfields Huguenot influence after Nantes revocation, and long hostility to foreign workers and ribbon imports in medieval statutes.
The article outlines celery growing in detail including sowing times under glass around April 1 and in the field mid April to May, watering needs, transplanting from seed-bed to plant-bed by May 10, field spacing of seven by twelve inches, and banking methods. It notes modern finances and regional variations in Western Texas and mentions an old practice banished in favor of level-ground culture.
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