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L.A. Times 15 Sept. 2/2: A handsome carriage, driven by a negro with a ‘bug’ on his hat, dashed up to the platform.at bug, n.4
L.A. Times 15 Sept. 2/2: A handsome carriage, driven by a negro with a ‘bug’ on his hat, dashed up to the platform. L.A. Times 4 Aug. 2 n.p.: [headline] Contraband ‘Dope’. [...] Yesterday a couple of Chinamen were caught trying to work this scheme, and about an ounce of ‘dope’ confiscated.at dope, n.1
L.A. Times 2 May n.p.: [headline] ‘Dope’ Fiends. Police Officers Raid A Notorious Den. A Sallow-faced Pipe-hitter and a Nude Female Captured.at dope fiend (n.) under dope, n.1
L.A. Times 2 May n.p.: [headline] ‘Dope’ Fiends. Police Officers Raid A Notorious Den. A Sallow-faced Pipe-hitter and a Nude Female Captured.at hit the pipe (v.) under pipe, n.1
L.A. Times 15 Sept. 2/2: He is dark complected, rather debonaire and has the reputation of being very ‘sporty’ in his habits.at sporty, adj.
L.A. Times 3 May 5/4: Mrs Adler [...] was well known to the police having been in her younger days a notorious thief and strong-arm woman.at strong-arm woman (n.) under strong-arm, adj.
L.A. Times 9 Dec. 11/3: Water [...] is [...] packed in on jacks — desert canaries — (of which we are blest in superabundance).at desert canary (n.) under desert, n.
L.A. Times 9 Dec. 11/3: Water [...] is [...] packed in on jacks — desert canaries — (of which we are blest in superabundance).at jack, n.6
L.A. Times 30 Nov. 4/7: The people listened dumb when they heard his bran-put hum, / When they sasw the great thoughts come piping-hot.at brain-pot (n.) under brain, n.1
L.A. Times 20 Sept. 5/7: A Spring-street booze bazaar, where [they] each partook of a generous bumper of whiskey.at booze bazaar (n.) under booze, n.
L.A. Times 26 Jan. 9/1: The ride from the city [...] during such weather [...] behind a single horse which makes a steady ‘ker-splosh’ through the ankle deep mud.at kerslosh! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
L.A. Times 20 Aug. 6: Mr. Bryan, in the language of the hoi polloi, has ‘shot his wad.’ From an oratorical point of view it fell short of the expectations of the people. It brought down no roofs and inspired no crowds to frenzy, likewise it captured no nomination.at shoot one’s wad (v.) under wad, n.3
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘Red, white and blue’--corn beef hash.at red, white and blue, n.1
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘Wake up,’ he cried, ‘one brown stone front, side of a funeral; two Irish lemons with all clothes on; plate of punk; an easy smear of axle grease and draw one in the dark, cap it all off with a farmer’s alliance.’.at axle grease, n.
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘Brass band with leader’—pork and beans.at brass band with a leader (n.) under band, n.2
(ref. to 1880s) L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: This slang runs from ‘three links of the Atlantic cable’ (meaning sausage,) to ‘San Francisco bay, one small boat half sunk’ (cocktail,) and back again, said a ‘traveling hash,’ who has been in the business about twelve years.at San Francisco Bay, one small boat half sunk, n.
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘A stack of browns’ – hot cakes.at brown, n.
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘Wake up,’ he cried, ‘one brown stone front, side of a funeral; two Irish lemons with all clothes on; plate of punk; an easy smear of axle grease and draw one in the dark, cap it all off with a farmer’s alliance.’.at brownstone front, n.
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘Wake up,’ he cried, ‘one brown stone front, side of a funeral; two Irish lemons with all clothes on; plate of punk; an easy smear of axle grease and draw one in the dark, cap it all off with a farmer’s alliance.’.at draw one (phr.) under draw, v.4
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘Wake up,’ he cried, ‘one brown stone front, side of a funeral; two Irish lemons with all clothes on; plate of punk; an easy smear of axle grease and draw one in the dark, cap it all off with a farmer’s alliance.’.at farmer’s alliance (n.) under farmer, n.2
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘Graveyard poultice’ – milk toast.at graveyard stew (n.) under graveyard, n.
(ref. to 1880s) L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: Ten years ago, a man entering such restaurants on the Bowery as Boss Tweed’s, Tom Fish’s or ‘Beefsteak John’s’ and having any respect for his future appetite or ‘grub thirst,’ as it was called then, generally wore his ear muffs.at grub thirst (n.) under grub, n.2
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘Wake up,’ he cried, ‘one brown stone front, side of a funeral; two Irish lemons with all clothes on; plate of punk; an easy smear of axle grease and draw one in the dark, cap it all off with a farmer’s alliance.’.at Irish lemon (n.) under Irish, adj.
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘Mid ocean’ – boiled eggs.at mid-ocean, n.
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘Packing-house quail’ – spare ribs.at packing-house (n.) under packing, n.
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘Wake up,’ he cried, ‘one brown stone front, side of a funeral; two Irish lemons with all clothes on; plate of punk; an easy smear of axle grease and draw one in the dark, cap it all off with a farmer’s alliance.’.at side of a funeral (n.) under side, n.
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘Summer time’—oat meal.at summertime, n.
(ref. to 1880s) L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘This slang runs from “three links of the Atlantic cable” (meaning sausage,) to “San Francisco bay, one small boat half sunk” (cocktail,) and back again,’ said a ‘traveling hash,’ who has been in the business about twelve years.at three links of the Atlantic cable (n.) under three, adj.
L.A. Times 9 Apr. 5: ‘White wings, sunny side up’--fried eggs.at white wings, n.
L.A. Times 15 June 5/1: He had made a call upon them with a big jug of wine [...] The red men took kindly to the ‘the foot juice’.at foot juice (n.) under foot, n.
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