The Old Red Barn and a Runaway Hero
A boy recounts his brutal stepfather's abuse culminating in a stabbing accident that forces him to flee. After wandering to Brunswick, he works for merchant Rawson, faces false robbery accusations, and is jailed. A professor-villain robs the town, is captured in a barn with a stolen stash, and the narrator’s innocence is proven. Rawson and the sheriff restore his freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Jacob Rawson
Rawson
Rawsons
Delia Rawson
James
Mr. Rawson
Dan Wheeler
Sul
Jacob
Neva
Jim
Professor Darling
Yople
Sizing quirks in clothing and accessories
A St. Louis Republic item explains how “size” varies by garment. It notes coat sizes differ by about an inch, underwear by two inches, socks by an inch, collars by half an inch, shirts by the same, shoes by about a sixth of an inch, pants by one inch, gloves by a quarter inch, and hats by one eighth of an inch.
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St. Louis Republic
Quirky Baliol Master Remembered for Undergraduates
The late Baliol master Jenkyns, predecessor of Jowett, showed unusual sympathy for troubled undergraduates. A devoted Bursar recalls a youth who climbed a tree after a wine party in a surplice, prompting the master to joke that a white bird could be seen in the branches.
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Jenkyns
Jowett
Baliol
Bursar
San Francisco
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Peak AE Leeper
Escree
Boothbay
Ager
Ayer
J.C. Ayer
A. P. Ord Jeston
Mass
Way & Con
F. B. Brown & Co. Druggists
Sewell’s
Alwys
Cruise
God Dros
Mra I. L. CU Miliver
Bethleham
Cann’s Kidney Cure Co
Venauenot
Philadelphia
H. Hallett & CO
Portland, Maine
Charles B. Lewis
M. Quad
Business Directory
T. Neill
Hoffman Block
Samuels Bros. Ary Goods
Corner
Laberty and
Second Streets
Bate & Thompson
LAW, Ofice
Beaty Block
A. A. Davis & Co
D. I. Ball
Notary Public
D.J. Ball
C. Thompson
DP Bixoor & Peterson
Attorneys AT Law
New Savings Bank
Chas Dinsmoor
Chas. A. Peterson
J Norman Davies
M. Vd
Liberty Street
Warren, Pa
W. W. Freeman
Dentis T
Hazeltine
Perry
Warren
Water Street
Geo. Ball
C. McAlpin, A
R. W. Straat
D. D.S
Third St. Warren
E. H. Boeschlin
Wilbur and Schnur
Hazeltine Building
Liberty St
W A. Greaves
Hall Block
Episcopal Church
Keer
C. F
Warren Lodge Hall
Lolly
G Smith
First National Bank
Second Street
Golden Horse Shoe
L. Gleason
D.A.V
W.n-Y
P.R.R
Allen & Sons
Allen Block
Corner Second and
Liberty Streets
Orren C. Allen
Samuel G. Allen
Harrison Allen
Frank W. Whitcomb
Third Street
Postofice
Atributa
Kodak
Geo Ball
Cleman’s Restaurant
E. A. Coleman
Hickory St
Pennsylvania Railroad
P. & E. Division
Sheffield
Harrisburg
New York
Pullman
Sunbury
Lancaster
Baltimore
Washington
Erie
Willamsport
Walliamsport
Kane
Shefhed
SM Prlvo
Surrey
Fac Busey Ss E A Ae Save Ag Iiddleman
Blue Morgan Saddle
Ge Free T
Polochester
Fehlman
Kopf & Henry
Geo. S. Davis
Plete
Pate
American Tobacco
Pany’s
The
Buffalo Co-Operative Brewing Co
John H. Gray
Carver House
Lizzie Sayles
Howman
Samuels’ Bros
Water St
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