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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.
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. Rock Is. Argus (IL) 20 June 4/5: Brown’s Iron Bitters. A true strengthener; a sure reviver.at reviver, n.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
(con. 1861) Rock Island Argus 2 June 3/5: Doggone it, lootenant, but yo’ are dead right!at doggone, v.
(con. 1861) Rock Island Argus (IL) 2 June 3/5: You are not going to flunk out, are you?at flunk, v.
(con. 1861) Rock island Argus (IL) 2 June n.p.: Aim low, boys, and give it to ’em heavy!at heavy, adv.
(con. 1861) Rock Island Argus 2 June 3/4: Steve, you’ve hit it — hit it plumb centre!at hit it, v.
Rock Is. Argus (IL) 19 Feb. 5/4: Two young men, one of whom was a little worse for bozology.at -ology, n.
(con. 1861) Rock Island Argus 2 June 3/5: Shoo! a Yanklee spy right yere in this town?at shoot!, excl.1
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
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.
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
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.
Rock Is. Argus (IL) 28 Oct. 2/4: I bought them from ‘Carrotty Mike’ for a pin.at carrotty, adj.
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.
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.
Rock Is. Argus (IL) 29 Oct. 2/2: The fellow [...] was ‘dopey’ [...] He is also a dope fiend.at dopey, adj.1
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.
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.
Rock Is. Argus (IL) 20 Feb. 6/4: ‘Here, you foreigners,’ said he, ’quit it! Let up, I say!’.at quit it!, excl.
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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