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[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 26 June 3/1: A man [...] with a pitiful satory about the thieves, pick-pockets and thimble-riggers [...] said he had lost $50 on the thimble game.
at thimble game (n.) under thimble, n.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 20 June 4/5: Brown’s Iron Bitters. A true strengthener; a sure reviver.
at reviver, n.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 24 Mar. 2/3: These gentlemen are classified as bankrobbers, cracksmen, gophermen, night workers, climbers [and] supper sneaks.
at supper sneak, n.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 29 Dec. 1/2: In the ‘black belt’ of Alabama [...] there are three or four negroes to every white man.
at black belt (n.) under black, adj.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 15 Nov.4/2: A November Blast. Blows, blows, blows — Gosh all hemlock how it blows.
at gosh all hemlock! (excl.) under gosh, n.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 3 Aug. n.p.: She [i.e. the local town] does not propose to be left out in the cold in the matter of a little scan mag.
at scanmag, n.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 8 Mar. 1/3: A veritable ‘bull pusher’ he is indeed, with his short stick [...] to goad the cattle.
at bull-pusher (n.) under bull, n.1
[US] Rock Is. Dly Argus (IL) 24 June 4/1: It was a dead ringer that the man who ran against the wire would be shot.
at dead ringer, n.
[US] Rock Island Daily Argus 14 May 5/3: Certain of those who compose the ‘infloonce’ had a cat fit yesterday when the erroneous information got into circulation [...] that the police were to wear ‘green’ helmets.
at cat fit (n.) under cat, n.1
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 16 Jan. 6/3: ‘Is it not ridiculous for protectionists to attempt to work both sides of the street at the same time?’.
at work both sides of the street (v.) under work, v.
[US] Rock Is. Dly Argus 8 Nov. 1/4: The couple worked the badger game to perfection. Hern was accused of winning the affections of the man’s wife, and violence was threatened him unless $1000 was produced.
at badger game (n.) under badger, n.1
[US] Rock Is. Dly Argus (IL) 20 Mar. 7/2: A syndicate has been formed to purchase business sites occupied by rattletrap busines blocks.
at rattletrap, adj.
[US] (con. 1861) Rock Island Argus 2 June 3/5: Doggone it, lootenant, but yo’ are dead right!
at doggone, v.
[US] (con. 1861) Rock Island Argus (IL) 2 June 3/5: You are not going to flunk out, are you?
at flunk, v.
[US] (con. 1861) Rock island Argus (IL) 2 June n.p.: Aim low, boys, and give it to ’em heavy!
at heavy, adv.
[US] (con. 1861) Rock Island Argus 2 June 3/4: Steve, you’ve hit it — hit it plumb centre!
at hit it, v.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 19 Feb. 5/4: Two young men, one of whom was a little worse for bozology.
at -ology, n.
[US] (con. 1861) Rock Island Argus 2 June 3/5: Shoo! a Yanklee spy right yere in this town?
at shoot!, excl.1
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 29 July 6/6: A Prophecy — Times are going to be better very soon [...] Let ‘us all take a brace‘ now, say things look healthy and they will be.
at take a brace (v.) under brace, n.1
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 2 Mar. 3/2: One of his peepers is now decorated in mourning.
at peeper in mourning (n.) under peeper, n.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 6 Aug. 5/1: [advert] Well! If That Doesn’t Beat the band!
at beat the band (v.) under band, n.2
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 16 June 3/2: Ebright says that he severed his connection [...] in the interest of baseball in St Joe.
at St Joe, n.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 28 Oct. 2/4: I bought them from ‘Carrotty Mike’ for a pin.
at carrotty, adj.
[US] Rock Island Argus (IL) 26 June 5/3: Although the complaining witness offered to rpove that the defendant was a ‘free lunch fiend’ and a ‘bar fly’, his honor [...] dismissed the case.
at bar-fly, n.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 22 Nov. 4/3: ‘You can state the case if you wish, but tomorrow I’ll raise hob with the police for not spotting you’.
at raise Hob (v.) under raise, v.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 29 Oct. 2/2: The fellow [...] was ‘dopey’ [...] He is also a dope fiend.
at dopey, adj.1
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 21 Mar. 2/1: Night Captain Packy Phelan and Detective George Shanley made a raid in darkytown invading the colored precinct on Fifth Street.
at darktown (n.) under dark, n.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 30 Sept. 5/3: Bad paper is defined by the department [...] in a national bank to be paper or securities that are past due for more than six months.
at bad paper (n.) under bad, adj.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 20 Feb. 6/4: ‘Here, you foreigners,’ said he, ’quit it! Let up, I say!’.
at quit it!, excl.
[US] Rock Is. Argus (IL) 19 July 3/1: [headline] cook spoils own hash [...] Cook, on the other hand, helped with his own errors in putting Islanders on base.
at spoil the hash (v.) under spoil, v.
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