1888 Fort Worth Gaz. (TX) 29 Dec. 7/1: A barrel of wildcat whisky was brought to light, and two worthies languish in the toils of the law.at wildcat, n.
1889 Fort Worth Gaz. (TX) 19 Aug. 1/3: The Jaybirds seem more determined than ever to control the government.at jaybird, n.1
1889 Fort Worth Gaz. (TX) 19 Aug. 1/3: The first shot was fired by the Peckerwood party.at peckerwood, n.
1890 Ft. Worth Gaz. (TX) 22 Mar. 12/3: Boaz, having having heard of some adverse criticism from Wright and others, concluded to make ‘buzzard bait’ of them.at buzzard bait (n.) under buzzard, n.
1891 Fort Worth Gaz. (TX) 23 Nov. 2/2: He was at first placed in the coop called ’city prison’.at coop, n.1
1891 Fort Worth Gaz. (TX) 19 Apr. 4/1: ‘Nigger-Killer Potatoes’ I have noticed in The Gazette an inquiry as to where the ‘nigger-killer’ sweet potatoes could be had.at nigger killer (n.) under nigger, n.1
1893 Fort Worth Gaz. (TX) 28 May 6/4: You have your say, now give another fellow a chance, you blabmouther fool, you.at blabbermouth, n.
1893 Fort Worth Gaz. (TX) 19 Nov. 12/2: The New York Sun is willing to go its whole pile on Democracy.at go the (whole) pile (v.) under pile, n.1
1894 Fort Worth Gaz. (TX) 21 Aug. 2/5: Facetious darkies called it a ‘Blackberry Special’ that hove into this city yesterday [...] About one thousand three hundred of them [i.e. African Americans] [...] disembarked.at blackberry, n.
1894 Fort Worth Gaz. (TX) 1 July 5/6: I’m dead on Mr Paul [...] He has de long green t’ burn a wet dog.at dead on, adj.
1894 Fort Worth Gaz. (TX) 1 July 5/6: Mr Paul had done de handshake wid every mug in de drum.at drum, n.3
1894 Fort Worth Gaz. (TX) 1 July 5/6: Say, you never seen anyting like de way he was jollying.at jolly, v.
1895 Fort Worth Gaz (TX) 5 May 3/5: There was Katy Reilly, a pretty girl that ‘Bug’ Connors called his ‘rag’.at rag, n.3