1871 Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 13 July 1/2: I had been brooding over Abner, till I was gloom and savage asa meat-axe.at savage as a meat axe (adj.) under meat axe, n.
1871 Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 16 Mar. 1/5: Blast my buttons, but he’s halmost broke my harm.at blast, v.1
1871 Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 30 Nov. 3/2: You bet the are something just knobby, Pete, just look at his fancy necktie.at nobby, adj.
1871 Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 30 Nov. 3/2: ‘Nothing like that in this ’ere town, is there, Bill?’ ‘Why, yes siree, of course there is’.at yes sir!, excl.
1875 Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 1 Apr. 1/1: The redskins must change [...] The boys call you lazy red nigger.at red nigger (n.) under nigger, n.1
1879 Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 25 Sept. 3/5: Some call him ‘Baldy,’ others call him ‘Skating Park’.at baldy, n.
1879 Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 25 Sept. 3/4: The big dog with the brass collar came down [...] to see the small man with the large bald spot.at big dog with the brass collar, n.
1880 Elk Co. Advocate (Ridgway, PA) 2 Sept. 1/3: ‘Keep cool,’ cried the superintendant [...] nothing can be gained by excitement.at cool, adj.