May 27-30, 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

27.  Sunday.  6.45  AM.  Ther.  70.  80.  67.
Mostly cloudy wind S.  Some thunder with a little rain. toward morning.    Baby cried a good deal in the night.  Maggie does not seem very well.  She has  been sleeping in the hall for several nights.  Bill Kelly called in morning, had intended to go down to timber but looks like rain.  Would have to go long road as river is pretty high, so we don't go.  Storm about 4 P.M. very heavy  rain.  rain at intervals in night.  Much thunder.  Tue takes off her flannels.  M & P sleep in east room together.  Go bed 9.45

28.  Monday.  5.45 AM.  Ther.  67.  80.  60.
Mostly cloudy SW wind.  Kelly came about 7 AM.  Fatty looks at roof and cornice and  says will get Tommy and will fix it  in a day or two.   Kelly cleans off roof and carries  (?) up stairs.  Patch up  tower roof.  John Bails wife died to day and Kelly couldn't work P.M.  Mrs.R ogers washed.  J. Chapman paid me 2.75 for wood after  kicking some.  Wind came up from N. about 4 P.M. getting cooler some rain afterward.  Maggie has bad cough.  Baby has been very cross at night lately.  She walks alone now pretty well.  Go bed 9.15

29.  Tuesday.  5.30 AM.  Ther.  60.  80.  60.
Mostly cloudy wind northerly.  Tue  not feeling pretty well.  Kelly  came to work before 7 AM.  take out stove at store and sweep out thoroughly.  Miss Kenoyer called to look at room in P.M. but did not decide to take it at my price $375.00 would let me know in a day or two.  Mrs. Rogers ironed.  Talk to John Hill about Ponk house says it can be  bought cheap.  Kelly hoed in garden P.M. a while.   Pleasant day variable wind.  Gobed 10 PM.

30.  Wednesday  5.30 AM.  Ther.  57.  81.  67.
Part cloudy.  Speak again to Zay Johnston about Ponk house.  H.G. and self went down there in afternoon,  Take good look over it and decide don't  like it as well as did before.  Kelly worked forenoon hoeing &c.  Took down stove in kitchen.  Fatty Knock does not seem to want to fix cornice.   Maggie has very bad cough.  Decoration Day, some extra crowd in town.M & P went out to old (?).  Tue sells milk to Mrs. Eastin.  Go bed  9 P.M.   1/2

March 6, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, IL

1913

6.  Thursday.  6 AM.  Ther.  14.  26.  22.  =20 2/3

Most Clear.  NW.3.  Icy.  Little snow.  The ground is not covered.  Tue ironing A.M. and up town and at Hats P.M.  Hat has sold her piano to McCall.  Mostly clear moderate N.W. wind.  Snow flurries AM.  Tue went uptown P.M. for grub and change.  Mr. Law getting better slowly.  Pay phone bill for Feb. 1.50.  Tue went over to Groves at night until 9.30.  Dogs are still being poisoned  Dr. Kinkead lost cow by poison.  Gobed 10 P.M.

1888

Fertilizer from Harris recd.

6.  Tuesday ~ 7 AM.  Ther.  20.  34.  28.

Cloudy and light snow flying  wind light northerly  Tue got up and made fire.  Self not feeling very well  Mrs. Perrill called while in morning.  Ollie Rosebraugh has been very sick for several days, but better today.  Seph hauls me three loads of manure and takes some lumber down to Nick place, also delivers load of wood to Brackett.  Takes pay in wood.  Zay Johnston speaks to me about Stevens note.  Learn that Dan Vansickle has sold the pony which he wanted to sell me.   Snider's hired girl  called P.M. says he is keeping "back" now with his children.  Tue went uptown P.M.  Pleasant day but chilly.  N.W. wind.  11P.M.

November 29, 1912 & 1887 in Charleston, IL

1912

29.  Friday.  6.30 A.M.  Ther.  32.  54.  34.  = 40.

Clear. S.W. 2.  Ice 3/8.  Tue will work with new cleaner till sick.  H.G. was down brought us a rabbit &c.  Harman called.  Has finished shucking and has mailed checks for all elevator corn, also  Neal Farm.  Get checks at P.O. 2= 102.96 which dep. at 2nd.  Get shave Brown. Pd.  Roller Hutch there.  Buy two coal buckets Charley Grims 45c Pd.  Tue went to R.C. P.M.  I hitch up late driving up town.  Gave Nickles Bros. check 18.00 in settle feed bill.  Get feed or two of corn at Mitchells.  Clear day moderate S.S.W. wind becoming westerly Roads and streets are dusty.  Gobed 9.

1887

29 Tuesday.  5.30 A.M. ther.  15,  35.  28.

Clear.  Bought pair rubber boots at Thulkold and Stodeterts. 2.50 each.  Comer and gang were up P.M.  The city gives order for 5,000 feet lumber.   Wright  prepares to buy another Bar load apples, but I don't care to.  Bert was down to dinner.  Find one of my own counters.  The old  bar counter and one  of the the short MCarty  counters  are both in Zay Johnston room formaly (sic.) occupied by M. Dwyer.  Phebe took what was supposed to be croup and kept me awake till about 3 A.M.  Tue went to bed at 11 oc.  Has been clear with S. wind.  Gobed 1 AM.  Mrs. Rodgers washed.