December 20, 1912 & 1887 in Coles County, IL.

1912

20.  Friday. 6.30.  AM.  Ther. 32.  42.  28.  =34

Clear.  S.W. 2. ice 1/8.  Whalen's deliver load Linton washed  not ordered yesterday. 2,760 lbs.  Bert's Helen called on her way home for holidays.  Tue feeling badly all day but keeps at work ~~ get card from Muggs.I did not hitch up.  Clear day S.W. wind.  Philips her(sic) calls for sign petition for natural gas mains on 6th St.  didn't sign.  Cold raw wind.  Had hope to go to Loxa.  gobed 9.

1887

20.  Tuesday, 6.30 Ther.  42.  42.  18.

Raining since about 4 AM.  Wind E.  Tue bakes bread first time in a week or more.  Help her make some yeast.  Girls took their dinner to school.  We did not get any.   Self got sick smoking.  Light rain all day till nearly 4 P.M. when wind changed to W. or N.W. and grew colder till  bed time.  Father killed and picked two  chickens at night.  Mrs. Rogers sent word that she  could not come and wash till Thursday.  Maggie spilled lot of water in front room at night..  Gobed 9.30 P.M.

It is July 31, 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

125 Years Ago . . .

Sunday, July 31, 1887   6.30 AM  Ther.  78.  100.  .80 

 Clear or nearly so.  Girls go to S.S.  Baby not very well for two or three days.  Not very well  myself been smoking good deal lately.  Went up town about 4 P.M.  get mare and drive around town with Tue till nearly dark.  They have been excavating for new school house, but have done nothing else so far.  This has been a hot month.  Ther.  has averaged 71 morn  95 noon  76  night  mean 80.8.  It has reached 90 every day this month except  three and has been from 100 to 105 on 9 days, two  or three little showers is all the rain and most of the corn is so badly injured that it would not make half a crop with plenty of rain.  My potatoes are not worth digging.  Pastures are all dried up & water is getting scarce every where.  The Embrass river is about dry.  The leaves on the tree are turning yellow and falling off.  The fruit crop is almost a failure here.  and garden track is ditto.  There were less signs of rain today than usual, nearly perfectly clear all day.  Wind northerly 10 P.M.

It is July 15, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Monday, July 15, 6 A.M.  Ther.  76.  92.  68. = 78 2/3

Mostly clear S.W.  Harman called after breakfast.  He did not settle.  There has been no settlement since just after the sale,  has bought new binder.  He is worried about Sexton fence &c. McNeel's men work perhaps an hour or two on cleaning. up furnace sections, will take them all summer to finish at present rate.  Threatening weather most of the day with lots of thunder but little rained, barely sp here.  SW wind til late P.M.  then north.  Talk with Parker about working at B.C. shed.  Can do nothing till get posts.  I take Parker over home.  It turns much cooler P.M. wind getting strong from N.  Get "same" ordered yes take mare to Nickles.  Think 4th time since settle.  Go bed 9.30

125 Years Ago

Friday, July 15, 1887      5.45 AM  Ther.  78.  99.  80.  Clear.  

W.S.G. does not feel "sprightly" and ate no breakfast.  Get bill of about 5000 ft. from city.  Maggie and Phebe went to Miss Fracklins Kindergarten  it being the last day.  Tue irons and gets all tired out.  Have lame jaw think from smoking.  Ten Cent  Circus in town today and tomorrow.  Same cumulus clouds today but not so much like rain as yesterday.  Brisk  W or SW wind all day but quiet at night.  All slept up stairs as it seems to be getting hotter down stairs.  Gobed 10.30 P.M.