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San Antonio Light (TX) 2 Aug. 4/2: A colored woman [...] was found insensible [...] she had taken morphine with the intention of climbing the golden staircase.at climb the golden staircase (v.) under climb, v.
San Antonio Light (TX) 2 Aug. 4/2: A colored woman [...] was found insensible [...] she had taken morphine with the intention of climbing the golden staircase. San Antonio Light (TX) 16 June 5/1: A tall, aesthetic young man [...] A great swell-head.at swellhead, n.2
San Antonio Light (TX) 16 July 4/2: He will make him a liberal loan [...] should he get the ‘bounce’ for his little slip.at get the bounce (v.) under bounce, n.1
San Antonio Light (TX) 9 Dec. 1/3: Lancken followed Limberger to a barrel-house saloon and combed his hair with a chair.at comb someone’s hair (v.) under comb, v.
San Antonio Light (TX) 23 June 4/2: The Recorder asked them if it were not a case of ‘cussing’ on both sides and [...] he fined them $5 each.at cuss, v.
San Antonio Light (TX) 16 Oct. 4/3: He looked over to where a well-to-do Irish-man was sitting. ‘Well, Patrick, how much have you got laid up against a rainy day?’.at Patrick, n.
San Antonio Light (TX) 17 Apr. 4/4: Since you feel so bad about it I acknowledge the corn or malt.at acknowledge the corn, v.
San Antonio Light (TX) 9 Aug. 3/2: [headline] The Anglo-Texan Correspondent to a British Paper Gives the Negro of Texas a Very Rough Deal.at raw deal (n.) under raw, adj.
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