March 4, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois.

1913

 4. Tuesday, 6,15 AM.  Ther.  40, 36, 28.  = 34 2/3

Cloudy.  N.2.foggy and growing colder.  Mr. Law seems worse this morn and has Dr., again.  Tue uptown AM.  Pays  J.H. Pinnell a/c in full.  ch. 13.27.  Get card from Phebe at Ann Arbor.  Mrs. Coon called a while P.M.  I phoned McG. AM for sauce and had to ask  H.G. by  phone to bring it up to me.  He is still at Comers working.  He stayed and hour or so .  Court has case tomorrow (?) for bootlegging.  Mostly cloudy day with moderate northerly winds.  Clear at night.  Den Dowling and family have returned from Springfield and are at Hat's.  Mort and Kate and Webster came over  7.30 staying the evening.  Harmen didn't show up  as phoned yest.  My face and mouth worse than ever today and tonight and I slept but little.  Gob 10.30  H.G. reports that has pd note at Bk 15.00.

1988

4.  Sunday  7. Am. Ther.  24. 34.  28.

Cloudy wind E.  Strong snow flakes flying.  Tue bakes mess of beans.  Maggie and Phebe went to Sunday School and Church and  were up to Davis toward night.  Tue went down to Dowlings toward night staying till nearly dark cloudy day wind E. or N.E.  Thawing a little at noon.  Gobed at 9.15 P.M.

February 25-26, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

25.  Tuesday.  6.30  AM.  Ther.  20.  40.  32. = 30 2/3
Clear S.W.1.  The ton of coal delivered and suits.  Tue gets letter from Phebe.  She expects to move to Ann Arbor this week to begin work for M & Darling.  Mostly  cloudy P.M. with light snow at night.  Rain or sleet later in night.  There are traces of Sunday's snow left on north hill sides.  Otherwise ground bare.  Mis Care here P.M. about library works.  Chilly day with moderate southerly winds.  Gobed 9.

26.  Wednesday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  38.  44.  40. = 40 2/3
Cloudy. S.2.  Rhoda came to wash at 11 oc. finishing about 3.  Tue feeling very poorly AM. but better P.M.  Rhoda stays to dinner.  Dark foggy day with mist or light rain and much of time a cold wave is predicted.  Cloudy all day.  Tue went over to Groves toward night  little while.  She gets letter from Buddy with one to forward to Phebe.  Heavy showers (.70) in night.  Gob 9

1888

26.  Sunday.  7 AM  Ther.  16.  20.  13.

About clear, strong W wind all night.  Cold day with west wind, cloudy and snow flying much of the time and seems to be growing colder.  Girls went to S.S. and after that went down to Hat's where they ate dinner getting home about 1. P.M.  Mrs. Davis was over toward night.  Has been  cold and disagreeable day frozen up solid again.  Go bed 10. PM.

January 25-28, 1913 in Charleston, IL

25.  Saturday.  6.30  A.M.  Ther. 30.  52.  44. = 42
Mostly clear SW 1 heavy white frost ice 1/4 in.  Tue feeling poorly.  She worked hard all yest. going to R.C. PM. and to show with Phebe at night till 11 P.M.  no wonder.  Somebody called  "New Lee" just after I got up.~~The weather is fair today clear with light SW wind.  Tue went calling P.M.  I undertake to repair her ironing table but make rough job of same.    Mostly clear day and I might have taken long drive but am afraid of the roads and somewhat of mare since her long rest.  Order 1Bu corn I.B.M. at night.  Go bed 9

26.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.  36.  56.  42. = 44 2/3
Mostly clear, red early. S.2. light white frost.  Think no frost in ground.  Tue and Phebe attend church A.M.  I hitch up mare AM.  for first time in more than three weeks.  Drove S.W. to S.W. cor. city limits.  Gravel roads mushy.  Other roads look very bad Most clear day strong Southwest winds getting NW after dark and colder.  Ora here night.  Ray helps me unhitch at night.  I got home 12.30 P.M.  too chilly for me to drive P.M. Gobed 10.

27.  Monday,  6.15.  A.M.  Ther.  28.  40.  36. + 34 2/3
Part clear N.N.W. 3.  ice 3/16.  The furnace grate is balking again.  It takes an hour or two this morn to loosen it up.  2 keys for front door sent  for 17th inst recd this morn.  Tue and Phebe washing things with gasoline today, after which Tue  went over to Mrs. Brooks' returning about dark.  Much clear with northwesterly light winds.  Ora here at night sewing with Phebe.  They moved machine into E. Chamber P.M.  Self not so well.  Have been eating too heartely (sic).  Gobed 10 P.M.



28.  Tuesday.  6.45.  Ther.   36.  42.  28. = 35 1/3
Cloudy and snowing.  S.W.1  I began to snow about 7 AM from S.W. covering ground in few moments.  I did not sleep much ona/c of hearty supper.  Phebe gets letter from M. & D.  Ann Arbor Mich.  Pay telephone for Dec. 1.50 . Gasoline wash still continues Phebe is preparing to go to Ann Arbor again.  She will go by way of Chicago stopping there a while.  It snowed this morn a while; when it ceased wind shifted to north remaining there then.  Cloudy day.  Then up to 42 at 10 AM but down to 30 at noon most clear night.  Gobed 9


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December 24-25, 1912 and 1887 in Coles County Illinois

1912

24.  Tuesday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  24.  48.  34.  = 35 1/3

Clear. SW.1.  Sh fr.  Ice 3/8.  Tue gets number of Christmas cards for herself and girls.  Alfred still fails to come.  Not fell any better and will have to take meddy or Dr.  the late analysis of river water pronounces it not contaminated with Typhoid.  Tue was up town an hour or two P.M.  I hitch up 4 P.M. and drove round town a little while to exercise the mare.  Tue learns from Mrs. Brooks that  Rhoda's folks sick.  We were expecting Phebe all day but she did not arrive until after I retired.  Tue and Buddy went up to  11 P.M. car for her.  Clear day with moderate  S.W. wind about the finest weather ever known here Christmas.  Gobed. 10 P.M.

25.  Wednesday,  6 A.M.  Ther. 30.  50.  36.  = 38 2/3
Clear. S.W. 2.  Ice 3/8.  Phebe came 11 P.M. last night.  I had gone to bed.  Phebe has been working for Mallauex and Darling at Ann Arbor for several months.  Christmas gifts were short this year.  Charles seems to have all he needs.  I get some fine brushes from Phebe, some socks from Buddy.  I hitch up about noon  and at 4.15 P.M.  drive out by cemetery returning S. road.   They have crush rock on road from cemetery to Watson's and from S. Hamons to Crans.  Met auto at W. crossing scarring mare some.  Skinnier Reasor called P.M.  He is working at plumbing at Chicago.  Clear day with moderate S.W. wind.  I quit shewing tobacco tonight- indefinitely.  Gobed 10 P.M.

1887

24.  Saturday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  12.  25.  15.

About Clear.  Baby takes weaning  (?) than thought she would.  Al Moonie  calls for his apples.  The girls  went up town with me to buy a few things for Christmas. Snider was down afternoon.  Comer and gang were up toward night but didn't call for much money.  Bought can oysters at night. Tried to make some  candy until  nearly midnight.  Got a letter from Aunt Cornelia  saying there are no apples for sale there.  Clear day with (sic)  Gobed at midnight.


25.  Sunday.  7.30 AM.  Ther.  12.  25.  23.
Clear.  Christmas presents not numerous or expensive.  Tue gave Father some stockings and mittens and me two silk hankierchifs (sic).  M & P. got a book  each.  Marie got a spoon and fork from Aunt Maria.  Snider came about noon with the children staying till about 4 P.M.  Mrs. Wentz called P.M.  Clear day but cool.  this kind of weather will make good roads in few days.    Several small  loads of lumber came up from lumber came up from the mill last week.  Tue went up to store with me at night.

December 19, 1912 & 1887 in Coles County, Illinois

1912

19.  Thursday.  6.30 AM.  ther.  30.  42.  36.  = 36.

Part cloudy.  W. 3. ice 1/4.  Tue got long letter from  Buddy yesterday and one from  Phebe this morning.  She expects to start home Sunday from Ann Arbor, Mich.  Will come via Chicago.  Too cool for me to try Loxa trip.  I hitch up about noon and drove down to  Whalens elevator.  Order load Linton coal.*  Tue wrote girls mailing letters PM.  Learn that Dick Stoddert (Harry's) is dead at Kankakee.  Order at Geo Gray's pair shoes as have been using for 12 years.(sic)  Mostly clear day Southwesterly light winds.  Go bed 9.

*

1887

19.  Monday.  6.30 AM  Ther.  35.  48.  42.

Partly clear. at sunrise.  Wind S.E.  Fresh wind all night probably S.E.   Ed. Eastin calls for step ladder.  Finish up the  pork and sausage in  morning.  Bert was in and ate dinner. Uncle John in town.  Tue went up town PM to get some things for Christmas.  Renew  note with H.G. 65.00 for 90 days.  Thought there might be some lumber come up but didn't hear of any.  The roads are probably pretty bad.  Mostly cloudy day,  wind mostly south.  Tue not feeling very well.  Took medicine at night.  Uncle John says Aunt Deal** is worse than usual.  Mrs. Davis over at night, she is making dress for Ma.  Gobed 10.30

**Aunt Deal is Uncle John's wife and Tue's mother, Eliza Cordelia Amidon.  Sadly, Cordelia was marked insane in several census.  In this entry she is also referred to as Ma.  Cordelia was beloved by the family.

September 14, 1912 in Charleston, IL

14,  Saturday,  5.30  AM.  ther. 66.  84.  72.  = 74.
Cloudy, E.1.  I felt poorly this morn.  Help Tue some with wild grapes.  Drove up town AM.  It seems pretty dull for Saturday.  Tue got letter from Phebe;  she had just got to Ann Arbor where she has taken a position.  Talk with Geo Hirstand about ins.  He has renewed policies  on house and contents (in Aug.) for which I owe him.  much cloudy, sprinkles 3 P.M. and light shower about midnight (.18)  I felt so unhealthy that stay at home most of day.  My appetite good but have been eating too much.  8,30 P.

September 10, 1912 in Charleston, Illinois

10,  Tuesday,  6.30  AM.  Ther.  64.  92.  74. : 76 2/3
Clear SE 1.  Hitch up early.  shave self after which dive S. around Woodson road.  They have new concrete bridge and  have leveled up hill.  I got home about noon.    Mort was over at Tue's request to see  about proposed W.C. to take place of SW. porch.  We did not decide what we would do.  Will do so later.  One Adair calls P.M. to rent room.  Tue gets letter from Phebe.  Had secured place at Ann Arbor Mich. but had not yet left Chicago.  Clear day and just about as hot as ever, very oppressive P.M.  I did not eat supper.  Tue over at Mrs. K's at night.  Learn that Harold Bacon is in town.  I have not seen him.  Go bed 10 P.M.