March 25, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

25.  Tuesday, 5.30  AM.  Ther.  42.   42.  40  = 41 1/3  

Cloudy N. E.  Heavy rain most of night.  My appetite still very poor.  Cook lima beans yest.  They are good but can't eat them.  Get letter from Mrs. West enclosing Express M.O. for 1.00 for rent.  It seems she addressed her letter to Mattoon and letter has been to Dead letter office.  Ray came again as agreed and does the  regular work and will come again Thursday.  I write short letter to Tue AM.  Am about out of coal and keep light fires.  The house pretty chilly both day and night.  Cloudy day light showers AM with northeasterly wind.  I went up town toward night.  No letters bought lemons syrup, cove oysters &c at Grims.  Slept  from 9 PM till near midnight on couch.  Went up to bed waking 3 AM cold.  Nobody called today.  I talked with Geo. Weisland in P.O.  Gob 12    R.  .05

1888

W.D. Morris died Thursday or F.

25.  Sunday, 7.30  AM.  Ther.  35.  41.  45.

Cloudy and raining wind E.  Trees covered with very heavy coat of ice.  Think it rained all night some of the time pretty fast.  Maggie went to Sunday School.  D.W. Morris funeral today, he died Thursday or Friday.  Light rain most of day, foggy toward night.  Heavy rain in night.  Self not feeling very well today.  9.30 PM

December 6, 1912 & 1887 in Coles County, IL

1912

6.  Friday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  28.  36.  32.  = 32

Mostly cloudy.  W. 4. Ice 7 A 1/8.  Bert's Helen was here to dinner.  she is attending the Normal.  Tue attends R.C.  P.M. getting home about 4.  It was too chilly for me to drive so didn't hitch up.  Tue got letter from Mrs. West saying would have to send other lime as that taken out would not stack.  This Tue's birthday*.  She got box of something from Phebe.  Tue had company at night, Mrs. Grove, Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Curd and Mrs. Knock.  I went to bed early.  Part cloudy westerly winds.  Go bed 9.

*Tue's 56th birthday.

1887

6.  Tuesday.  6 Am.  Ther.  27.  45.  38..

Clear wind south.  Baby cried good deal in the night.  Mrs. Rogers comes to wash at 7.30.  Settle with Warren Decker.  He has hauled 520 posts and 59 1/4 cords of wood.  Pay him bal. due 34.09.  Mrs. Rogers washed and stayed to dinner.  Bert was down to dinner.  Ollie Linder called in afternoon.  Went over to Pattons office at night and got  some medicine for Tue and baby.  Tue's birthday, got her a pair of mittens.  Girls bought her some little things, Clear day S. wind  Gobed  9 P.M>

*Tue's  31st birthday.

Keturah Gramesly 

November 20, 1912 & 1887 in Charleston, IL

1912

20.  Wednesday.   6 A.M.  Ther.  44.  66.  52.  = 54

Mostly clear S.W. 2.  Tue and I start to Loxa about 9 A.M.  taking Jack and no lunch.  Tue stopped to see Mrs. Gaines and Mrs. West.  We drove up to to house.  They have some thirty acres corn to shuck.  We drove over to Cliffs but would not stay to dinner.  Look at his hogs &c.  He gives me check for 42.79 for 104 50/70  bu corn bringing my half of "pond" called 3 1/2a.  After going about an hour  we get home  at 2 P.M.  Tue gets letter from Muggs at Jeff City.  She seems  to like it pretty well.  Mrs. Knock calls P.M.  Fine day with light S.S.W.  wind clear.  Tue  stirs up old afcs at night and reads an hour or two from this book.  Gobed 8.30 P.M.  We stop at cemetery returning.

1887

20.  Sunday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  10.  28.  17.

Clear.  Waterworks froze up in house  also out doors.  Went up to store after breakfast for Doc Dunbar some corn.  Peel lot of  quinces and sweet apples which Tue cooks after dinner.  Got  mare out about 3 P.M.  Took Tue drive round town awhile.  Baby has a bad cold. from yesterday.  Gobed 9.30~~

November 19, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, IL

1912

19.  Tuesday.  6 A.M.  ther.  40.  62.  44.  = 48 2/3

Clear, S.W. 2.  Tue got a letter from Buddy, also card from Muggs at St. Louis.  She had not met Miss Wales.  I drove over to Harryman warehouse but he didn't have  time to talk.  Tue got letter from Mrs. West telling that Armstrong had not patched plastering in Loxa house.  Tue decides to go out there with me tomorrow and prepare to take early start weather permitting.  Clear day moderate S.W. wind.  Fannie Cottingham called after I  had retired.  Gobed 8 P.M.

1887

19.  Saturday, 6 A.M.  ther.  42.  28.  18.

Dark and smokey strong S.W. wind most of night.  Change cooler wind W about 7 A.M. with some snow flying.  Growing colder all day.  furious wind blowing some boards off store roof.  Uncle John  was down to dinner.  Apple trade not very good not many in town for Saturday.  Comer was intoward night but did not settle.  Said he would be in tomorrow.  Freezing cold all P.M.  Wind N.W.  Settle with Riley Easton for posts to date.  Tue has toothache at night.  Gobed 10 P.M.  Mostly cloudy day.  Alarm of fire about  1.30 P.M.

August 30- September 1, 1912 in Charleston, IL

30   Friday,  6 AM.  Ther.  70.  90.  80. =80
Cloudy, light fog.  Tue ironing AM.  I drive S.W. looking for "flux weed."    The mare felt foxy and flies are bad so she made good time.  It tired me out to hold her.  I did not find any of my weed.  Mike Fletch formerly  of Loxa calls to rent farm.   Also (?) Hensley of Humbolt.  Tue deposits oats check at 2nd NB.  Jack and self both getting better.  Toward night we drove E. to scene of his accident last Thursday.  Take mare to Nickles.  Kate Grove and her sister Sarah call this evening.  Mostly clear light southerly wind.  Gobed 10 P.M.

31  Saturday,  5.30  AM.  Ther.  72.  92.  80. = 81 1/3
Part cloudy S.W.2.  Tue and self get off for Loxa before 8 AM. driving to Loxa first.  Tue calls at Mrs. Wests and at store.  Pay up Charley Jones for R.H. and afc to date 7.77 ch.  Met Cliff at Loxa and he follows us to farm.  Parker and Plow working on shed.  Harman went to W. side with Tue and Self. I offer him clover meadows to cut for seed for half.  Says will cut new clover S.W. cor of NW 40 about 5 acres for half.  Tue bought chickens of Lulu.  We went out to Cliffs to weigh it.  Harman when struck me at Loxa was on his way to thresh S.  We reach home before noon worn out with  Harman the heat.  One of the hottest day, light SW wind.  H.G.  called P.M. to renew &c.  Mare about worn out when we got home.  I drove to Fritz before dark.  He will work for me Monday.  I put mare in pasture.    Mail check 82.05 to S.H. Record for tile.  Gobed 10 P.M.

The Weather for August, 1912.  Mean daily temperature 73.  Max 92. on 13th, 18th, 19th, 29th and 31st.  Min 46 on the 5th on.  Rain 5.17 in.  thus 1.2 on 9th, 1.21 on 13th, .34 on the 16th and 1.37 on 20.  It rained on 15 days and has been a damp month for August.  Clonchieress 33 1/2 %  Many oats are still un threshed.  Streams are high for season.  There has been much thunder.  The roads have been quite muddy at times.  Corn promises well but much weedy.    The roads at present are fine.  The duration and direction of winds have been - N 2 2/3 days N.E. 4 2/3; E 1 2/3;  SE 2/3; S 6; SW9 2/3; W 4 2/3 and NW1 days  The winds have been light, few winds  storms.  Corn is standing up, grass weeds and trees are making unusual growth.  Oats 25 cts, Eggs 15 young chickens 20c per live pound.

September

1  Sunday  6 AM.  Ther.  74.  90.  78.
Clear S.W. 2 a hot night.  I forgot to put up bar last night and mare was out.  Find her in library lot.  I didn't hitch up today.  Tue went to church and got paper.  Mrs. M. and Beulah Howell call meanwhile~  Another very  hot day and I keep quiet as possible.  Clear day with S.W. breeze.  Mort and Kate have been over to Mattoon.  Go bed 9.30

It is July 30, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston and Loxa, IL

100 Years Ago . . .

Tuesday, July 30, 1912   5,30 AM  Ther. 62.  86.  70.  =72 2/3

Mostly clear, haze, N.1.  Tue and I get start for Loxa 7.30 A.M.  Went via Loxa.  Tue stops to talk with Mrs. West.  I stop at store.  Charley had not yet received R.H.  will do so at once.  Harman's crops don't show up gilt edged.  He was just starting to help JO Linder thresh.  Tue called on Mrs. Burge.  We start home 10.30 going out front.  We drove N. to town line ny Glassco Road then E. to JB Hill Road.  There is  much weedy corn and B.C.  We got  home say 12.30.  Jack did not go.I drove over to Parkers P.M.  Says will not go out till Thursday.  I drove over to Anderson later.  Learn that Kate has gone to Mo to visit sister.  Frank's folks are quarantined with scarlet fever which they have just taken.  Hael Record called collecting P.M.  Fair day with light variable winds, lightning in S. at night.  Tue spent evening at the Rocks.  Phebe out with Fan.  Self rheumatic today.  McNeel has moved shop to corner of Adams and 7th.  Go bed 9.30.  

125 Years Ago . . . . .  

Saturday, July 30, 1887    6 A,M ,  Ther.  78.  105.  84.

About clear, smokey or hazey.  Uncle John down to dinner,.  The mare  which  got hurt  died today.  Mrs. Linder  red(?) the Linder Farm sold to Uncle John last summer.  Tell  Uncle John he can have a(?)  buggy.  Commer in town. The Narrow Guage recd. part of lumber Friday culling considerably.  Went down  to RR with Comer toward night.  May Johnson and Davis children here at night.  This has been warmest day in six years,  Go bed 11 P.M.  Some cloudy P.M.  Clear til about noon.

It is July 17, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago

Wednesday,  July 17, 1912,  5.20 AM.  Ther.  70.  88.  74.  = 77 1/3

Mostly cloudy, N.E.1.  Johnny and Halley came with two loads (12) of Poles which unload on Van B, west of A. Briggs shop.  Paid check  4.20.  They were in rain part of way, rain continued till after 10 AM.  meas. at noon. .20 in and again 4 P.M. &c .05. Mostly cloudy say with good deal of thunder but little rain.  Tue writes sassy letter to Mrs. West which sends in spite of my objections.    I drove out by Fair ground late P.M.  Roads not very muddy.  Willie Parker died today.  Pink Nickles is dead in Ark.  Gobed 9.30 P.M.   Mare to Nickles.

125 Years Ago

Sunday, July 17, 1887     6 A.M.  Ther.  84.  103.  84.

Clear pleasant breeze from W.   Last night was terribly hot.  They all slept on floor but self.  Take shower bath from hydrant in morning.  Fresh west wind all day.  This has been decidedly the hottest and dryest (sic) day this summer or any summer since '81.    Kate Davis over in P.M.  Fan and family came just as we were going to bed and stayed an hour or two.  There was a good deal of lightening in N.W. at night but the cloud was not visible.  Sultry night.  Bed 10.30.