April 5-8, 1890 and 1901 in Coles Coles County Illinois

April 1890

5.  Saturday.  7. AM.  Ther.

Mostly  clear.  Wright works at raspberries and cleans up front yard.  Simons and gang in pay in pay them off.  He took down chaff and seed out of barn.  Uncle John in, says he has to have his team right away.  Anti license people have  meeting at night but make no nominations  Tue still suffering from neuralgia.  Pay Ed Wright  for two days @ 100.  Part cloudy day with easterly wind sprinkle rain about 10 PM.   gobed 1oc

6.  Sunday.   7.30 AM.  Ther.  45.  64.  60

Part cloudy wind southerly  Tue went to church came home sick went for Dr. P at night.  Warm and partly clear day.  Went up to drug store for meddy for Tue P.M.  Gobed 10 PM.

7.  Monday.  7 AM.  Ther  53.  79.  68  =  66 2/3

Mostly clear.  Tue did not sleep much last night and seems worn today  Got medicine of Patton for her again.  Ed Wright cleans out stable and buggy  Straightens up Eastin's fence. &c  Intended to go down to Ranch but could not leave on account of Tue.  Hat was down toward night.  Sprinkle rain 4 PM and in night  Gobed 10.30 PM

8.  Tuesday, 5.30 AM.  Ther  63.  81.  68 =  70 2/3

Mostly clear..  Thunder shower about day light with a little rain,  Wright works all day spades up for  peas beans radish and cabbage which plant.  Stram drummer in town.  Mrs. Rogers washed and ironed.  Hat here most of day.  Tue feeling badly and had  Dr again PM.  I start for ranch 4 P.M.  but turned back deciding to go tomorrow  Maggie sick  caught cold yesterday.  Warm day with S.S.W. wind.  lightning east at night.  Gobed 10.30 PM

April 1901

5.  Friday 5 AM.  Ther.  49  60  49  =  52 2/3

Cloudy S.E. wind   Ate breakfast at  Starr and Start for farm 7 oclock.  Jo sowing oats.  It began to rain about 9 AM shower occasionally all day  Jo finished sowing oats about 4 P.M.  I stated home 5 P.M.  Took old harness to town for repairs.  Roads very slippy  Rain today prevented my looking round much.  Forgot to take rubbers.  Miss Ford got home from her visit  Tue went over to Groves at night.  Rain pretty heavy 3 to 4 P.M.  Wind got NW  Gobed 9PM

6.  Saturday.  5.30 AM  Ther  48. 45. 45. = 46

Cloudy NW wind.  Talk with Hodgen.  He thinks can furnish loan of 9000.00  On farm @ 5% and I  took up one of abstracts P.M.  Pay Pete Drake P.M. .65.  Paid  Charleston Tp tax PM. to H.T. Miles   Col. 204.37 - $2.04 = 1% off  Dark disagreeable day N wind mist at times.  Gobed  9 P.M.

7.  Sunday,  6.30 AM.  Ther  42  54  42  =  46.

Mostly cloudy N.E. wind.  Tue and  girls attended church  Look over a few things in old house AM.  Mare stood in shed all day.  Thought to hitch up P.M. but too cool.  Mostly clear bright day northerly wind.  Helen and Ferd  here at night.  Tue was going to church but didn't.  Clara attended Christian ch.  Read or do nothing most of day.  Still chewing.  Gobed  9 P.M.__

8.  Monday.  5.30 A.M.  Ther.  33.  53.  37.  =  41

Clear chilly Northerly wind.   Went up to Hodgens and talk with him a while.  Give him abstract to part of Loxa (42) land to examine   Garrison not got bond as yet.  Pay  Lafayette Tp taxes 78.54 and Hutton Tp.  14.57 to Ganaway Treas  Pay 1.72  on piece  24a included mine and Jane Handly's.  William Garrison went to Casey to see sick  father.  Self feeling badly all day.  Mostly clear day N or NE wind.  Tue and children went to lecture at Episcopol (sic) church.  Clara Washed A.M.  Gobed  10 P.M.

September 15, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

1912

15, Sunday,  6 A.M.  Ther.  68.  84.72 = 74 2/3
Part Cloudy.  I slept but little last night on account of stomach trouble.  I pass today without eating.  Tue wanted to call Doc. but than(sic) can handle case myself.  It was caused by eating two hearty meals to near together.  Hitch up horse in morn but did not use her.  Tue went to church AM getting R.H.  She doctors me up at night and think am going to feel better.   Much cloudy at times N. or N.W. wind.  Gobed 9

1887

15, Thursday, 6.30 AM.  Ther.  57,  75,  63,

Clear.  Sent Bill for lumber inspection to Narrow Gauge amt. 186.45  Girls went to fair in morning with Davis folks.  Went myself before noon.  Came back with children about 4 P.M.  Good crowd for Thursday.  Pay Riley Easton balance on boards 3.70 check.  Father went to fair afternoon.  Baby cross she has just got her first two teeth this week.  Mosquitoes have bitten her on the face,  They are more numerous this year than ever before supposed to come from Eastin's yard which they have watered constantly.  Gobed 9 P.M.

August 22, 1887 in Charleston, IL

22  Monday, 6 AM.  The.  6 AM.  Ther.  72.  86.  72.
Clouds and sprinkle rain.  Help Tue get breakfast.  Sign note with Comer 60 day $100.00.  Finish up ladder Young began Saturday.  Pay John Rice 1.75 M. Cornwell 25c, Adam's (?) Shop 25c.  Barber 15 all in full.  Buy butter, Potatoes, apples at Mitchells.  Jerry McCarty says will take  only 3 1/2 cord wood.  Elisha Eastin has sold out to Jim MCarty.  Pay Dave Morris for setting post.  Kate Davis over awhile at night.  Tue went over to Eastin's toward night.  Mrs. E still sick.  Mostly cloudy afternoon, signs of rain ,  light sprinkle, west wind.  Gobed 9.30

July 23, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago . . .

Tuesday, July 23, 1912,  6 AM.  Ther 70.  92.  82.  = 81 1/3

Part Cloudy, S.E.1  Plew called for piece of lumber - helps me hitch up.  I lost my halter yesterday.  Hunt for McNeel an hour AM. without finding him.    Thunder showers around much of AM light shower 9 to 10 AM.  I feel very unhealthy today one of the hottest  days.  I keep pretty quiet till toward night when drive S. to  Normal and later E on Westfield road returning N. road.  The city is putting in water main on Lincoln Ave. leaving main line on Osgood place E. of Lincoln.  I met McNeel at shop 6 P.M.  Says will put in furnace tomorrow if can get help.  No word from Tue today.  No letter from girls.  So hot Phebe did not have supper.  Gobed10. 10.

125 Years Ago . . . 

 Saturday, July 23, 1887       6.30  AM  Ther.  68.  88.  68.  

Clear.  Wind N.E. on N.  Clear all day no signs of rain.  Buy 2 undershirts at McCravy's 2.00,  Hat at  Winters 1.75.  Tue finishes ironing.  Comer and mill hands in town.  Big crowd in town.  Father went to the races in afternoon.  Tue over to Eastins while in afternoon.  Tue over to Eastins while in afternoon.  Self about sick.  Probably green corn or ice cream.  Meet Bice Dowson but doesn't pay me.  Fred Weber pays 3.50 on a/c.  Take medicine at night.  Gobed 10.15