July 24, 1892 and 1903 in Charleston, Illinois

July 1892

24. Sunday, 6,30 AM.  Ther.  80.  98.  80.

Clear, wind Southerly, A duplicate of yesterday.  Self felt some better but don't move around much.  A shade cooler at night and more wind than yesterday.   go bed 9 P.M.

July 1903

24.  Friday 5.30 AM.  Ther.  60.  90.  70.  =  73 1/3

Clear.  I went up town before breakfast.  Jim Pugh takes up mare to shoe front and back & brought her home owe him for it.  I start to Loxa 10 AM get home before dinner which ate.  They are putting up hay and have what they call a two ton at north end.  Reatha's ear is all right since morning  I had cramps most of the P.M. and lay  on floor till about 4 PM  Downeys girls over and with Gaines'  pick berries much of P.M.  I went over to seed plot but too hot to do anything.  All corn is doing is looking well.  I got home 7 P.M.  Mostly clear and very warm day  Talbott will cut 5 A piece next Monday unless I sell it on ground.  The gang will stack tomorrow on north pierce  Gobed 830 PM

October 31, 1912 & 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

1912

31.  Thursday.  6 A.M.  Ther.  48.  56.  44.  = 49
Mostly Cloudy N.E.2.  There was light rain about midnight and later.  I was feeling badly all night with stomach.  Siebert shod mare and returned her 9 A.M.    The rain to 9A. .15 more later with thunder 10 A.M.  Steady rain much of day with occasional R to 5 P.3  It great about 9 P.M.  Muggs and Tue irons.  Maggie went to Lela's at night with Grace Moo.  Rain  ceased before 9 P.M.  .70 more making total 1.78 in wind to N.3 P.M. and colder.  Go bed 9.30.

The Weather for October. 1912.  daily mean 57.2. Max 82 on 5th 6th 9th and 11th Min, 30 on 24th.  Rain 2.51 in.  Clouds 285  direction duration of winds.  N.4; NE 1 2/3; E 2 2/3;  S.E.1:  S. 11 2/3; SW 3 2/3;  W 11/3;  and NW.5 days.  First white frost 14th very light for 16, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 30th that on killing many things with thin ice.  The roads good.  People cribbing corn .  Corn is 30 cts.  Elevators supposed to take it Monday.

1887

31.  Monday.  6.15  Bill Hatten begins on wood, he is cut my wood and put in wood house @ 1.50 for cord.  Pay draft for tax on Bdl.. at 1st National Bank.  Telegraph M&N Ind. for 6 gal for hunting party.  Settle with Zeke Easton to date paying him cash 10.00.  Comer in town gives me city bill, says will begin to haul tomorrow on ties.  Mrs. Young comes to wash will iron on Wednesday.  The hunting party intend to start for Arkansas Wednesday.  Learn that Lewe  Stark is very low.  Tue not very well.  Gobed 10 P.M.

It is August 3, 1912 in Charleston, IL

100 Years Ago . . .

Saturday, 6 AM.  Ther.  56.  74.  58. = 62 2/3

Part cloudy.  Think rheumatiz some better.  Expected to have to visit Loxa with bolts but they phone that Jones has them.  Tue got letter from Buddy yesterday.  She fears she can't come up while Maggie is home.  Muggs is expected today.  I drove to Siberts but too busy to shoe mare.  Drove E of town.  Corn looks fine S and E.  Kate, Stella and Libbie call P.M. leaving before 4 oc.  for Mattoon and Kate and Stella will start  for San Diego Cal tomorrow.  They have been here on visit for nearly three months most of the time at Mattoon.  I have felt poorly all day, drove up town to P.O. at night,  Tue gets phone from Muggs at night.  she has started home and stopped at Terre Haute for a day or two.  Cool mostly clear day, fresh N.E. wind.  Go bed 10 P.M

Note: I am now posting the 100 an d 125 year ago entries separately so I can  label more items.  If you click on a label it will bring up all the entries that label appears in.  This will make it easier for me to get every entry posted.       Catherine