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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1911
Page
10
Northeastern Iowa remembers a brutal winter with high drifts and rail blockades. On March 11 1831 trains stalled from Waterloo to Cedar Falls and beyond while passengers trudged through deep snow. Reports describe ten foot drifts, engine seizures, and crews aiding travelers amid bitter conditions.
A photograph shows deep snow along Commercial Street with hitching posts in the foreground near Henderson drug store for scale. A drift over ten feet high sits in front of Asquith Jewelry where a group stands. Nearby the old stone store Robinson and Russell blocks sit where Paul Davis Dry Goods Co. now stands. The building with the roof sign is the former Central House, now Carpenter's hotel.
A severe blizzard shut down rail traffic across multiple lines. Crews battled drifts up to ten feet, freeing stalled engines and rescuing passengers from Plainfield to Murphy's. Trains on the Illinois Central and other lines faced blockades. some routes finally reopened after extensive snow removal work.
Real estate transfers list numerous Waterloo property deals. J R Fletcher to Archie Hggles ton and others. several parcels in Lane Fowler, Christie, Highland, Witchfield, Cole and Canley additions. Amounts range from 400 to 12,000 dollars with multiple lot and land descriptions across blocks and townships.
Regular church services tomorrow. Mrs. Ervine Dow returns from hospital recovering well. Mrs. Mary Gasthof visits Dewar daughterMrs. W. W. Brooks. Rev. Phillips of Dewar stayed over after Samuel Boyer funeral. Mrs. H. P. Jacobson visits relatives after Boyer death. G. L. Dixon ill with fever then improves. Mrs. George Clark ill at home. P. A. Marble home fumigated after quarantine. J. M. Bandfield’s baby ill but improving. Evert A. Flemming moves to J. W. Chapman house on Indiana. August Buhr slowly recovering from hospital operation. Mr. and Mrs. E. Ruppert greet 11 pound boy born last Monday. Starratt confined to house again. Warns that colds can bring serious diseases. promotes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for sale by all dealers.
A 1910 instructional piece on proper tree planting near sidewalks, favoring Norway maples for shallow soils and wide lawns. It warns against crowding, stresses proper spacing, and recommends clumping for woodland effect while noting soil types and suitable species for different conditions.
French pianist Albert Calain impressed Waterloo listeners last night at the First Congregational church as part of Prof. Scott B. Prowell's Artists' course. His superb technique and the lively reception built toward the finale, with notable pieces including his own Valse de Concert and Debussy Arabesque. Bruno Steindel, cellist, is slated for April 6 as the final performance in the series after Melba opened.
The article recounts P Hf Ditchfield's Vanishing England story about the Stones near Oxfordshire. A king and his army were turned to stone by a witch after a fatal spell that proclaimed Move no more stand fast stone King of England. The lone stone represents the ambitious monarch. the circle his army. five whispering knights his plotting chieftains.
In a commentary on age, the piece laments the rise of youth in business and endorses Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as darkening gray hair and promoting growth. The ad notes a money-back guarantee and that it sells for fifty cents a bottle, promoted by H. W. Taggart.
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