March 15, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

15.  Saturday.  5 A.M.   Ther.  32.  38.  24.  = 31 1/3

Clear early S.W. 4   There was high southerly wind all night.  Tue ironing.  Snow furies AM  Tue continues ironing.  Mr. Law talked an hour or two with us in the sitting room P.M.  Mrs. Knock calls late P.M.  Cloudy all day after sunrise and growing colder. Weather man promises a sever cold wave tonight strong westerly wind all day and takes pines.  I got up early to get  furnace straightened out grate clogged with slate from the coal. (Linton Large nut) now.  Weather freezing by 4 P.M.  Very light snow squalls all P.M. and at night nearly covering the ground.  Strong westerly wind all day.  A hard  day to keep up fires.  The furnace does not leak bad as it did.  Tue went to Mrs. Brooks late P.M. taking fern.  Self not feeling well.  Gobed 9.30

1888

15.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  28.  52.  44.

Clear wind. S.  There were two cows in Easter's lot all night.  Rubin Rutherford and brother call also Bruce Myers.  Tue  spent day at Perriells and the girls went over there to dinner.  I grafted some quackenbou with plums on the hillside.  Plant Tomatos pepper, lettuce and radish in hot bed.  found Carlo dead on back part of lot probably poisoned.  Tue and I sat up till 11.30 trying to figure out list of plants and trees, has been  pleasant day with SW wind go bed  11.30  P.M.

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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January 11-12, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, IL

1913

11,  Saturday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  42.  40.  26. =36.Booze came AM from Mc.
Cloudy, fog.  S.2. R later.  Cloudy day, snow flurries at night.  Tue took up and deposited  Harman check at 2nd Natl. 378.14 .Walter Smith fixes grate which had gotten off again.  I did not go uptown and am feeling poorly yet.  Lee and Law take N. Chamber @ 10.00.

12.  Sunday.  7 A.M.  Ther.  10.  24.  20.  = 18.
Clear N.W.2. One of our coldest to date.  Tue didn't attend church.  Phebe got Sunday paper.  Frances and Ora were here at night.  The three call on Mrs. Mellissa(sic) Stoddert who is sick.  Gobed 9

1888

11.  Wednesday.  6 A.M.   Ther.   5.  16.  13.

Clear.  I built fires all round this morning, Father lying in bed till nearly 7 A.M.  Mrs. Rogers came to  wash.  Mr. Abbott finished sawing wood.  Kate Purill called AM.  Maggie was promoted today to the third room.  Kate Davis.  Phebe remain at home and is feeling pretty well, she went up town with me P.M.  Hat down in afternoon.  Learn that  Al Prevo has come from Ala.  The (?) R.R. took four sets of my switch ties today .  to be paid for on next estimate.  Go bed.  10  PM.  Not feeling very well.  Compared a/c with Skidmore today and owe them $6.55.

12.x  Thursday.  6.30 AM.  Ther.  18.  36.  40.

Cloudy.  Wind came up in night from S.E. icing in force.  None of us rested well last night.  Began snowing at 10 AM. turning to hail by noon and finally  to rain got warmer all day.  Settle with W.G. Wright owed him balance of 13.08.  Tue sick all day.  Got dinner at 4oc.  There was probably 2 1/2 in of snow fell.  Self not feeling very well today.  gobed 9.30 P.M.

December 26, 1912 and 1887 in Coles County, Illinois

1912

26.  Thursday.  6.30  A.M.  ther.  30.  44.  36.  = 36 2/3
Clear. S.3. Wh. Fr.  .  Ice 1/4.  Soon clouds up with light rain or mist at times during day.  Mostly cloudy day with moderate S.W. wind.  I get along without tobacco today very well.  The booze, however, is about out.Tue feeling very poorly   but does not send for Dr.  Helen was in bring some pressed chicken.  Alfred did not show up and we have to do choring.  I hitch up and drive out by Crinm's.  Dark day but clears up at night.  Gobed. 8 P.M.

In margin of journal:

•  Got new pair Seltz shoes of Gray N0. 89593.  Size .665, Ordered last week.  weight 24 1/2 0z.  Cost at present unknown.   Seltz Royal Blue Shoes
• Furnace Grate is uncoupled and I work an hour or two at trying to  fix same.  Tue helped.  Cottingham is away so no use,  have to let it go.

1887

26.   Monday.  6.30 AM  Ther.  23.  34.  32.

Cloudy.  Easterly wind settle with C. Mason, Nettie Perrill called about noon..  Will start for California tomorrow with Mrs. Lietch.  Learn that several  loads of lumber @ area up today.  Settle with Chas. Donsch in afternoon from way back owed him 15.40, he  owed some 11.60.    Dark cloudy day  wind varible mostly southerly.  Roads dry and getting dusty Maggie complaining at night.  Took medicine.  Tue has had toothache..  Gobed.  10.30 PM