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[US] Labor World (Duluth, MN) 31 Oct. 10/3: La Follette came forwrd and attempted to smooth over the bad break his companion made.
at bad break (n.) under bad, adj.
[US] Labor World (Duluth, MN) 28 Oct. 1/3: The dumbhead voters of the Mississipppi Valley will now have a chance to study the beauties of capitalism.
at dumbhead (n.) under dumb, adj.1
[US] Labor World (Duluth, MN) 3 Aug. 3/3: Here the ‘bull gang’ come into play, a body of ordinary laborers and young fellows, who are battered from pillar to post as needed.
at bull gang (n.) under bull, n.1
[US] Labor World (Duluth, MN) 3 Aug. 3/3: Let a boy be [...] quick and handy, some foreman is si sure to pick him out when he needs another man. The ‘pushers’ have their eyes open.
at pusher, n.
[US] Labor World (Duluth, MN) 19 Oct. 5/1: Well, send the ‘ex’ to me [...] That ‘con’ can’t live it down.
at ex, n.1
[US] Labor World (Duluth, MN) 10 Sept. 2/5: America, through safeguarding of individual liberty, gives equal opportunity. A railsplitter becomes president.
at railsplitter, n.
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