August 21-26, 1900 in Charleston, IL

August 1900

21.  Tuesday.  5.15 AM.  Ther  74.  98.  82.  =  84 2/3

Mostly clear lightning N. all night.  My feet itching kept me awake.  Start out to Gaines about 8 AM.  They  thresh most of time.  I was there.  There is much trouble in holding hands most of the time.They are paying 1.25 here with 1.50 demanded by many.  I start home 1 PM  Very sultry day and mostly clear, variable light wind.  Miss Green and Mrs. Knock here at night.  I drove down again to see Kellogg but he cant help me tomorrow.   Gobed 9 PM.

22.  Wednesday 6 AM.  Ther  72.  90.  77.  =  79 2/3

Cloudy Northerly wind.  Much thunder with some wind and rain between 2 and 3 AM.  Making streets muddy.  See C.D. Mitchell and send to planning Mill for him three 2 in plank 8 in wide. by  Thed Arnold.  B.C. hands on  strike for 1.50 per day Shirley and wife were in P.M.  Armstrong has given up  Shirleys B.C. and S is going to finish it himself.  See Geo Kellogg and says will try to go to work back of store tomorrow morning.  Kate Grove  and Charlotte here at night.  Gobed 9 P.M.

23.Thursday. 5.30 AM.  Ther 75.  95.  80.  =  83 1/3

Mostly cloudy wind west.  Was light shower about midnight  Streets some muddy.  Armstrong in town after hands and employs several.  Promised to go  on his note but ask him for mortgage on clover and he gets money otherwise.  Employ Jack Van Pelt to work back of store.  Mrs. Grove and Mort over at night after I had gone to bed.  Dr. Patton was hurt in runaway Tuesday and is very bad today.  I intended to go to Loxa this P.M. but could not get away.  Buy lumber at Minton's for back fence at store.  Van Pelt cleans up privy  &c.  Owen did not come till dark tonight.  Maggie and Phebe went to doings at Paris.  Mostly clear day.  Thunder at night gobed 9 PM

24.  Friday. 5.30 AM.  Ther  75.  95.  78.=  82 2/3.

Clear.  Girls got home about 2 AM.  Lulu Dorsch with them.  Yesterday Frank Snider told Tue big story about  Johns mistreating his children.  Dr. Patton thought to be some better.    Clear day with strong SW wind.  Van Pelt builds back fence of stone.  I start for Gaines about 3 PM.    Jo Cutting BC for Shirley I decide to stay all night and slept but little on account of bed bugs and coffee.  Shirley  expects to finish  cutting tomorrow and Elisha Smith will do  his threshing Sunday.  Armstrong is also cutting.  Jo has some leg. play 7 up till 9 PM.  All BC hands are now getting 1.50 per day.  Gobed 9 PM  

25.  Saturday.  4 AM.  Ther.  70.  90.  75.  = 78 1/3

Partly cloudy.  Shirleys gang gets to work before 6.  I start home 7.30 taking tomatoes and potatoes.  Take sample  BC to Wright think  can get today 80.00 or 85.00 John Simons in to settle for hauling lumber.  Pay him 18.02 for his  11.58 and Warrens 6.44.  Dr. Patton still mending.  Van Pelt finishes about noon and I pay him up deducting old bill of 50 c.  5.00; pay Loving for haul trash.  Marie went with Oka and Ruth Decker when they returned home to Terre Haute today.  Marie intends to visit there till next Saturday.    Go bed 10 PM.

26.  Sunday. 6.20 AM.  Ther  70.  85.  72.  =  75 2/3

Mostly clear.  N.W. wind.  There was a light shower in night.  I drove down to  Coonnod Schey  to get him to put in urinal at store and then start for ranch 10 AM.  Earl lets me through upper gate and I went to mill where Simon and Ira were setting .  Ira and  I ate dinner at Simons.  Decide to let Ira saw awhile as he has been doing with understanding (stated before Simons) that in case of dissatisfaction of either party will make a new contract or quit entirely.  He  thinks this week will  finish up BC threshing and will go back to mill.  Ferd was in today first time for several weeks.  Tue writes Mary Sayre about Ferd.  Simons   went over to cornfield.  Corn looks very well.  Light spirinkles rain several times and with distant thunder S or SW.  Get home before dark.  Gobed 9 PM --

August 22, 1912 in Charleston, IL

22     Thursday, 6 AM  Ther.  60.  82.  68.  =70
Clear. W.2.  Get Shave at B's. before breakfast. CR. (pd. 29th).  Armstrong calls to sell trees: he didn't sell any.  My R. seems rather worse than usually.  It is getting into left hip.  The last Thursday of Fair charge 50 open.  Rhoda washes.  Alfred worried with grass a while but too small to cut it.  I drive E to  woods.  They are threshing oats today in that section.  Return by  Westfield road.  Jack was with me  and was struck by auto on bridge.  Stranger put him in my buggy very seriously hurt.  Emmett Fritz called P.M. and will work tomorrow for first time since June.  I got home 4.30 in time to escape heavy dash of rain (.25)  Put mare in pasture at night.  Mostly clear day clouding up 3 to 4 P.M. Go bed 9.30 P.M.

This is August 5, 1912 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago . . . 

Monday, 5.30 AM.  Ther.  46.  74.  64.  =61 1/3

Clear N.E.1.  Shriver comes AM.  looks over roof  and gutters and will fix it today or tomorrow.  Old mare did not come up early.  I "hunt Harvey" again finding him down at  Elevator.  Says has got an engineer now and "thinks" can put up furnace at once.  I eat early dinner and start Loxa 1.30  Jack dog went having fit near Defenbaughs.  Went and return by Loxa.  Saw May and Retha at long range  P & P having finished splicing their posts will rest up a day or two.  Did not see nor hear from Harman or Burge.  Threshing at E. Smith's.  I shall start home say 5 P.M.  spr. rain all the way but does not lay dust.  I take mare to Nickles.  Mostly cloudy E.11.  Gobed 9.30

July 31, 1912 and July 1912 weather In Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago . . .

Wednesday, July 31, 1912   6.30 A.M.  Ther.  60.  82.  62. = 68.

Partly cloudy. N.2.  Phone Nick and got it 5 P.M.  I try to find Harvey but unsuccessful.  Could not get to  where was at work.  Drove N. A.M.  Much threshing done.  Many people working in hay.  Most of it being  cut and in cock.  Go up to  Bs for Sh Pd 9 AM.  My  "rheumatism so bad today that am thinking seriously of doctoring it.  I did not --could not.  Look for mushrooms P.M.  I start out to find Harvey again.  Saw him at R.R. but could not speak with him.  Talk while with Jo Whalen while waiting.  Met Frank Balch.  His folks are worse.  He is quarantined outside.  Fair day, light northerly winds clouding up PM with trace of rain at say 4 P.M.  Parker calls 6 P.M.Will go to farm in morn with Phew to begin on B.C. shed.  Take mare to Nickles to get early start in morning.  Gobed 9 P.M.

The Weather For July 1912.  Mean temperature. 76.  Maximum 96 on 24th.  Minimum 58 on 19th and 27th.  Precipitation 6.41 inches.  Ir rained on 15 days.  Very heavy rains on 10th 2.53 in.  Much thunder, but few wind storms.  Cloudiness  37 1/2%.  3 2/3 Wind direction and duration have been N.3 2/3, NE 4 2/3, E.2, SE 3 1/3 S 8. SW 6 1/3, W 1 1/3, and NW 1 2/3 days.Have had some muddy roads, but they are good now Aug 2.Corn fields very foul with grass and weeds.  Corn stands up well.  There was large acreage of oats.  They are now threshed.  Corn 65  Oats 28 cents Butter 25 to 30.