Barstow
a city in S California.
Contemporary Examples
For a critique of the Barstow piece, read Andrew Ferguson, in Commentary.
At Last, the Truth About Tea Partiers Tunku Varadarajan April 14, 2010
The Barstow Unified school district in California had just voted to close two schools to cut costs.
Elon Musk-Backed SolarCity Thrives in Solar Power Sector Josh Dzieza May 13, 2013
Historical Examples
The little face that Molly made at her father wasn’t quite respectful, but Mr. Barstow only laughed at it.
Dick in the Everglades A. W. Dimock
Write to him, Barstow, and ask him if he wants to come up here.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete Albert Bigelow Paine
We’ve just had shoals, and now father and mother say they really can’t help it, and Barstow must settle them for himself.
The Girls and I Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth
He had written to Barstow, he said, asking when they thought he might be needed.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete Albert Bigelow Paine
It came to be known in the restaurant that the stranger’s name was Barstow, and very soon he had ceased to be a stranger.
IT and Other Stories Gouverneur Morris
The scene somehow reminded Barstow of one of Poe’s landscapes.
In a Little Town Rupert Hughes
Always orderly and quiet, Barstow gradually, however, established pleasant and even joking terms with the waitresses.
IT and Other Stories Gouverneur Morris
When Barstow had reached the hotel again he went in to his supper.
In a Little Town Rupert Hughes
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