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Phila. Ledger 15 Feb. n.p.: We are told Mr. Harte has struck ile in Chicago. At a dinner given in his honor, each guest brought five thousand dollars as his contribution to Brett Harte’s new magazine.at strike oil (v.) under strike, v.
Phila. Ledger 15 Feb. n.p.: We are told Mr. Harte has struck ile in Chicago. At a dinner given in his honor, each guest brought five thousand dollars as his contribution to Brett Harte’s new magazine. Phila. Eve. Ledger 20 July n.p.: ‘Guardhouse lawyer ’ – something like a sea lawyer, a man without authority who is always telling his fellows what their rights are and who usually is a trouble-maker.at barrack-room lawyer, n.
Phila. Eve. Ledger 20 July n.p.: ‘Bobtail’ – one who has been dishonorably discharged from the army.at bobtail, n.3
Phila. Eve. Ledger 20 July n.p.: ‘Butch’ and ‘old man’—commanding officer.at butch, n.1
Phila. Eve. Ledger 20 July n.p.: ‘Pass the cosmoline and sand; I’m going to try to improve this slum.’ [...] What is really meant is, ‘Pass the butter and sugar. I’m going to try to improve this stew.’.at cosmoline, n.
Phila. Eve. Ledger 20 July n.p.: ‘Scrambled eggs’—brass decorations on the cap visors of officers ranking as majors or better.at scrambled eggs, n.1
Phila. Eve. Ledger 20 July n.p.: ‘Gertrude’ — an office clerk.at Gertrude, n.
Phila. Eve. Ledger 20 July n.p.: ‘Half gone’--to be hungry.at half-gone, adj.
Phila. Eve. Ledger 20 July n.p.: ‘Gravel agitator’ and ‘red leg’ – artillerymen.at gravel-agitator (n.) under gravel, n.
Phila. Eve. Ledger 20 July n.p.: ‘Tin hat’--trench helmet.at tin hat, n.1
Phila. Eve. Ledger 20 July n.p.: ‘Jaw bone’ – credit. It’s one of the most well-used terms in the army and means doing a lot of talking to borrow anything from a cigarette to a dollar.at jawbone, n.2
Phila. Eve. Ledger 20 July n.p.: ‘Lower the boom’ – to strike another person.at lower the boom (on) (v.) under lower, v.
Phila. Eve. Ledger 20 July n.p.: ‘Gravel agitator’ and ‘red leg’ – artillerymen.at redleg (n.) under red, adj.
Phila. Eve. Ledger 20 July n.p.: ‘Pass the cosmoline and sand; I’m going to try to improve this slum.’ [...] What is really meant is, ‘Pass the butter and sugar. I’m going to try to improve this stew.’ [Ibid.] ‘Slum’--principal article of food at a meal, usually used, however, to denote stew.at slum, n.4
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