1878 Princeton Union (MN) 7 Aug. 8/1: Howard [...] is the boss stacker, he can build one as straight as a dog’s hind leg, so we are informed.at straight as a dog’s hind leg (adj.) under straight, adj.1
1879 Princeton Union (MN) 15 Jan. 1/2: It is a pity that there are not many more such beer-guzzlers in this country.at beer-guzzler (n.) under beer, n.
1880 Princeton Union (MN) 14 Oct. 1/4: The dirty dog of an editor who penned these words.at dirty dog (n.) under dirty, adj.
1881 Princeton Union (MN) 24 Feb. 5/5: He styles his improved guns ‘Peacemakers.‘ for [...] they will make war entirely out of the question.at peacemaker (n.) under peace, n.
1890 Princeton Union (Minn.) 13 Nov. 1/5: Democrats and disgruntled Republicans [...] have been repeating the ‘boodle’ slanders against Gov. Merriam.at boodle, adj.
1890 Princeton Union (MN) 27 Nov. 1/5: The old man looked contemptuously at the speaker, and then said in a don’t-give-a-continental tone: ‘G’way niggers; I don’t care’.at continental, adj.
1890 Princeton Union (Minn.) 13 Nov. 1/6: In New York it is Tammany’s turn to bur red fire and sound the hewgag.at hewgag, n.
1891 Princeton Union (MN) 23 July 4/1: He is a swell-headed demagogue or a senseless ass.at swell-headed, adj.
1891 Princeton Union (Minn.) 7 May 2/4: ‘What is a Kentucky breakfast, sir?’ Mr Watterson gazed pityingly at the chef [...] ‘Two drinks of whisky and a chew of tobacco’.at Kentucky breakfast (n.) under Kentucky, adj.
1892 Princeton Union (MN) 4 Aug. 6/2: The braggadocious lose their lives in a Mexican vocano.at braggadocious, adj.
1893 Princeton Union (MN) 28 Sept. 7/5: Ize gwine to let yo’ pologize fur sayin’ I was a no-account nigger.at no-account nigger (n.) under no-account, adj.
1893 Princeton Union (MN) 11 May 7/4: There must be individuality, and that of the strongest kind in the dresmaker or the bonnet builder.at bonnet-builder (n.) under bonnet, n.2
1893 Princeton Union (MN) 22 June 1/4: You won’t? Well, then, go chase yourself! Begone!at go chase yourself! (excl.) under chase, v.
1895 Princeton Union (MN) 5 Sept. 6/3: ‘Great snakes!’ shouted Bolly Briggs.at great snakes! (excl.) under great...!, excl.
1895 Princeton Union (MN) 31 Oct. 4/3: [heading] Those Peanut Heads.at peanut-head (n.) under peanut, n.
1895 Princeton Union (MN) 5 Sept. 6/3: Three minutes later Hank Bloodgood, the ‘Killer’, was swinging from the limb of a tree.at swing, v.
1896 Princeton Union (MN) 20 Feb. 10/1: M. Lionheart is the mail carrier and you want to give him the road when you meet him. He is loaded for bear.at give someone the road (v.) under road, n.
1897 Princeton Union (MN) 12 Aug. 5/4: His language inflamed some of the hot heads and [...] a gust of wind wafted a few specimens of antiquated cackleberries in the direction of the speaker’s head.at cackleberry (n.) under cackle, n.
1897 Princeton Union (MN) 18 Mar. 5/3: ‘Iron Hats’ in black, brown and pearl, latest styles.at iron hat (n.) under iron, adj.
1898 Princeton Union (MN) 20 Jan. 7/6: In Ireland the ace of diamonds is nicknamed the ‘Earl of Cork’ because they say it is the worst ace and the poorest card in the deck.at earl of Cork, n.1
1898 Princeton Union (MN) 20 Jan. 7/6: The ‘curse of Scotland’ is what the nine of diamonds is called in that country.at curse of Scotland, n.
1898 Princeton Union (MN) 20 Jan. 7/6: Sailoirs call the four of clubs the ’devil’s bedposts’.at devil’s bedpost (n.) under devil, n.
1898 Princeton Union (MN) 20 Jan. 7/6: ‘Ned Stokes’ is the name of the four of spades.at ned stokes, n.
1899 Princeton Union (MN) 2 Mar. 4/2: All the sensational stuff from the Phillippines is being ‘blue pencilled’ this week.at blue-pencil, v.
1900 Princeton Union (MN) 1 Mar. 2/3: The dairyman [...] guarantees his cackleberries to be strictly of the first quality.at cackleberry (n.) under cackle, n.
1900 Princeton Union (MN) 22 Nov. 7/1: She as a snorter, too, real jam, and no mistake, a lady.at real jam (n.) under jam, n.2
1900 Princeton Union (MN) 22 Nov. 7/1: Inside was a dona — a real lady, you understand, dressed up to the knocker.at dressed up to the knocker under knocker, n.1
1900 Princeton Union (MN) 22 Nov. 7/1: She as a snorter, too, real jam, and no mistake, a lady.at snorter, n.2
1902 Princeton Union (MN) 15 May 5/3: Blind piggers cannot find much satisfaction in the act of 1901 [...] making provisions for the punishment of parties who keep a blind pig.at blind-pigger, n.