February 8-9, 1890 and 1901 in Coles County Illinois

February 1890

8.  Saturday.  7 AM.  Ther, 10. 24. 13  =  15 2/3

Clear. N.W. wind.  Did not go up town today.  Maunie Lang here most of day.  Paul Davis sawed  us some wood P.M.  Uncle John was down to dinner  Cold raw day with NW wind mostly clear Not many country people in town  Gobed.  11 P.M. ~

9.  Sunday.  7.30 AM.  Ther  17.  34.  27.  = 26.

Part Cloudy.  wind S.  Maggie went to S.S. Pleasant day but does not thaw much and most of the snow that fell last Friday not melted much yet.  Kate Davis here while P.M.  Wind South and mostly clear day  Gobed 9.30

February 1901

8.  Friday 6.30 AM.  Ther 26.  35.34  =  31 2/3

Cloudy SE wind sifting of snow in night.  Clara got up and made fires.  Mrs. P and Kate Perrill left AM. promising to come and spend night with us.  Kate and Mrs. Bacon called P.M. on way to Dale Woodworths  funeral which will be tomorrow.  They left their team here and  went to Franks.  The reading Circle was in session when K & B called and Tue did not seem them.  Cloudy all day snow turns to heavy rain and sleet P.M. continuing til after dark.  Play cinch at night.  Gobed   9.30 P.M.

9. Saturday  5.15 AM.  Ther  26.  29.  25.  = 26 2/3

Cloudy N.W wind.  Frozen up and snowing lightly  Everything covered with ice  Clara helping Tue make shirt.  K & B call for team and stay for dinner starting home about 2.30 P.M.  I had bad toothache all last night which still continues.  Bacon is going to move in a few days to near Humbolt  Clara left at night to be gone till Monday noon.  I went up town for shave.  Didn't get it.  Fell down and hurt knee over at Court House.  Tue and Buddie over at Grove's at night.  Kate Perrill called P.M. and said she might be here to stay all night.  She didn't come.  Mrs. Perrill over at Bains.  Decide to quit chewing tobacco tonight  Gobed  10 P.M.

July 3, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Wednesday, July 3,1912  5.30 A..  Ther.  72.  80.  72. = 74 2/3

Cloudy. S.W.3 Alfred Smith comes and "finishes" yard pay him 55c.  Heavy thunder shower about 11 AM. (.53)  Tue was up town.  No wind Harman phones , says have plowed all their corn twice and some three times.They have been cutting weeds too wet to plow.  Shave self P.M. after which drove E of town with usual result getting home 6 P.M.~  mare very scarey of fire crax.  Balt. Dem. Convention have named Wilson and Marshall for P. + V.P. Mostly cloudy day  Gobed 8.30 P.M.

125 Years Ago

Sunday, July 3, 1887    6  A.M.  76.  88.  75.  

Cloudy most of forenoon wind S.  Girls didn't go to Sunday School.  Tue  put up a few raspberries.  Sprinkle rain several times during day ans showers at night.  Have been trying to decide where to build a stable.  Not feeling very well today my self.  Quit chewing tobacco to night: didn't  quit  the other day when said I would.  Cut hole in wood house roof for stove pipe.  Bim was down yesterday and helped us move stove out of kitchen.  Gobed 10 P.M.

I found this photo of the 1912 Democratic Convention in Baltimore.