March 20-21, 1888 in Charleston, IL

20.  Tuesday.  6.30  AM.  Ther.  43.  41.  36.
Dark cloudy morning W. wind.  Rutherford called while we were eating breakfast.  Makes batch yeast.  Snider stopped an hour or two in P.M. having been at Mattoon.  Wils Goodman buys a cord of wood.  Rutherford Bros. call at night to see about going down to timber.   It began to snow about dark.  about an inch fell.  Dark cloudy day with SW wind.  Sat up reading till 12 oclock Wrote to Uri.

21.  Wednesday.  7 AM.  Ther.  32.  35.  22.
Clear.  Fresh NW wind.  Tue  made the fire.  About an inch of snow fell on the ground this morning.   Clayton (?) me for  Glump wood 1.50.  Sell half cord to man with hay rack, also i/2 to Ike Fisher.  Hat was down in afternoon.  Cold  raw day, strong W. wind, freezing in shade all day.  Growing colder in afternoon.  Cover up hot bed with carpets.  Gobed 9.30

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.