1894 Scranton Tribune (PA) 31 May 4/3: ‘Ain’t she a beaut?’ Drawing his diploma from his bosom, he showed that he spoke truly.at beaut, n.1
1895 Scranton Trib. (PA) 18 May 11/5: ‘Blow my dickey,’ said he, ‘give it a name, guv’nor!’!at blow my dickey!, excl.
1895 Scranton Tribune (PA) 28 Dec. 10/1: ‘Am I a deserter, sure enough?’ asked Little Billy [...] ‘You took Dutch leave’.at Dutch leave (n.) under Dutch, adj.1
1896 Scranton Trib. (PA) 24 Dec. 4/3: if the culprit [...] knows he has been discovered [...] he immediately proceeds to do a disappearing act.at do a/the disappearing act (v.) under disappearing act, n.
1896 Scranton Trib. (PA) 9 Jan. 2/3: He appeared on the stage wearing ‘canal-boat’ shoes.at canal boat, n.1
1896 Scranton Trib. (PA) 29 Oct. n.p.: [headline] Nothing to Indicate That the Road Will be Controlled by the Pennsey.at Pennsy, n.
1930 Tribune (Scranton, PA) 7 Mar. 12/3: [He] made a detour on the mess line when strawberries (prunes) were being ladled out.at army strawberries (n.) under army, n.2
1931 Tribune (Scranton, PA) 11 Nov. 5/7: ‘They thought they were being clever and taking care of number one’.at take care of number one, v.
1941 Tribune (Scranton, PA) 17 Apr. 4/1: He szneers at art galleries and the limp-wristed young men, whom [sic] [...] preside over them.at limp-wristed, adj.
1964 Tribune (Scranton, PA) 19 Feb. 8/4: If they believe we should continue with the status quo, let them say so, and let the tail go with the hide.at let the tail go with the hide (v.) under tail, n.
1977 Tribune (Scranton, PA) 12 Apr. 11/6: When [TV] documentaries set out to prove a point they’ll bust a gusset to make it sound convincing .at bust a gusset (v.) under bust, v.1