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L.A. Herald 28 Mar. 2/3: [headline] The Hub Exasperated. Boston, March 26th [...].at Hub, the, n.
L.A. Herald 28 Mar. 2/3: [headline] The Hub Exasperated. Boston, March 26th [...]. L.A. Dly Herald 23 Apr. 1/6: I would have bet my bottom dollar in the Dutchman’s acquittal.at bet one’s bottom dollar (v.) under bet, v.
L.A. Dly Herald 8 June 3/3: Sling me them spuds, and chuck them beans this way.at sling, v.
L.A. Herald 16 Mar. 4/1: ‘I wonder what brings old Eyre into the Exchange?’ remarked one of the shellbacks in the lobby.at shell-back (n.) under shell, n.
L.A. Herald 18 Nov. 3/1: Razzle Dazzle, in the vocabulary of the gamblers, stands fora streak of bad luck.at razzle-dazzle, n.
L.A. Dly Herald 20 June 7/2: A deputy sheriff of the county where the murder was committed arrived in Los Angeles with both his peepers peeled for a glimpse of Scott.at peel one’s peepers (v.) under peeper, n.
L.A. Dly Herald 11 Aug. 8/1: It is as easy as a turtle’s tumble off a log.at easy as falling off a log, adj.
L.A. Dly Herald 24 June 7/2: The gentleman of color showed fight and the officer was compelled to call for assistance before the dusky angel could be persuaded to move towards the city’s boarding house. At the prison he gave the name of Geo. Hawkins.at boarding house, n.
L.A. Dly Herald 22 Nov. 7/2: [He] wished he had once more his youthful vigor, and his once trusty sword that he might make dead meat of the obnoxious Teuton.at dead meat, n.
L.A. Dly Herald 4 Nov. 9/4: And swore he didn’t care a pin / For anybody, — Dog my skin.at dog my cat(s)/doggone/hide/melts! (excl.) under dog, v.2
L.A. Dly Herald 14 June 5/1: Bertha M. Stanley, the confidence queen, took much fresh air after her release.at confidence-queen, n.
L.A. Herald 6 Feb. 8/1: It required two officers to arrest him, as he was crazy drunk.at crazy, adv.
L.A. Dly Herald 10 Dec. 8/2: We have dead loads of them, of all kinds.at dead loads (n.) under dead, adv.
L.A. Dly Herald 26 Oct. 4/3: The intelligent Irishman gives no more for the views [...] of any other fat-breained diplomat.at fat-headed, adj.
L.A. Dly Herald 17 Oct. 2/1: [headline] Pavement-Pounders Punished [...] The Police Commissioners met [...] to investigate the charges against Captain Loomis and Officers Maguire and Van Luven.at pavement pounder (n.) under pavement, n.
L.A. Dly Herald 15 Nov. 5/3: Small boy (at theater door)- ‘Do ye admit de profesh to dis show fer nothin?’ Door keeper- ‘What profesh, Johnny?’ Small boy- ‘Why, de teatrical profesh of course’.at profesh, n.
L.A. Dly Herald 21 Aug. 1/5: The fight to a finish between [...] Daniel Kelliher of Boston, and Joe Ellingsworth of New York [...] Ellingsworth received another in the stomach and the bean-eater barely parried a blow at his face. The New Yorker got a slashing blow on the side of the head, and the bean-eater paid for it with a light blow on the lip.at bean-eater (n.) under bean, n.1
L.A. Herald 18 Jan. 2/2: Come in and talk with my wife. If she can’t keep you busy I’ll eat my boots.at eat one’s hat, v.
L.A. Herald 13 Nov. 6/2: I’ll just make up with her long enough to send you to the dingnation bow-wows, and then I’ll cut loose.at damnation bow-wows, n.
L.A. Dly Herald 2 Oct. 5/2: September Weather. What Old Probs has to Say About it.at Old Probabilities (n.) under old, adj.
L.A. Dly Herald 2 Oct. 5/1: John Brooker of Artesia, who said he was a plain pumpkin roller.at pumpkin-roller (n.) under pumpkin, n.
L.A. Herald 23 July 1/2: Baker was terribly punished and lost five teeth.at punish, v.
L.A. Herald 17 Sept. 4/3: Any saloon keeper who employs barmaids allows chair-warmers to loiter in or around his place of business.at chair-warmer (n.) under chair, n.
L.A. Herald 17 Dec. 8/2: A raid was made by the police department of the prostitutes who infest the crib-houses on Alameda Street.at crib-house (n.) under crib, n.1
L.A. Herald 5 Nov. 4/1: We aim to drive the governor [...] to protect the taxpayers being hornswoggled by Republican machine politicians.at hornswoggle, v.
L.A. Herald 24 Dec. 3/3: You never did see a horse thicken out as he has done [...] You’ll find it hard to get that big bean-belly off him.at beanbelly, n.2
L.A. Herald 20 Oct. 3/1: That bell-teazer of Thomas Jefferson would not suffice.at bell-teazer (n.) under bell, n.1
L.A. Herald 27 Mar. 5/5: In the ninth inning San Jose put a cinch on their victory by getting two runs.at put the cinch on (v.) under cinch, n.1
L.A. Herald 4 Sept. 9/6: The old clothes, shoes, ‘cow’s breakfasts’, and the [...] new flannel suit.at cow’s breakfast (n.) under cow, n.1
L.A. Herald 3 July 4/3: The senator from Alabama [...] is a huckleberry above the persimmon of the Omaha convention.at huckleberry above persimmon under huckleberry, n.
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