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Leavenworth Times and Conservative 28 Sept. in Why the West was Wild 191: Strangham and a number of his companions being ‘wolfing’ all night, wished to conclude by cleaning out a beer saloon and breaking things generally.at clean out, v.
Leavenworth Times and Conservative 28 Sept. in Why the West was Wild 191: Strangham and a number of his companions being ‘wolfing’ all night, wished to conclude by cleaning out a beer saloon and breaking things generally. Wichita City Eagle 14 June in Why the West was Wild 51: The Texas men were on a spree, and, as a consequence, making it hot for pedestrians.at make it hot for (v.) under hot, adj.
Ellsworth Reporter 28 Mar. in Why the West was Wild 633: She left the farm, resumed her occupation as Madam of the ‘nauch’.at nautch, n.
Daily Missouri Democrat 15 Mar. in Why the West was Wild 208: He is still ‘on deck’.at on deck under deck, n.1
Daily Missouri Democrat 15 March in Why the West was Wild 207: When the Texan shot Wild Bill, he asked the crowd in the bar-room if any gentleman had any desire to ‘mix in’; if so, he would wait until he was ‘heeled’, and take great pleasure in killing him.at heeled, adj.
Daily Missouri Democrat 15 Mar. in Why the West was Wild 207: When the Texan shot Wild Bill, he asked the crowd in the bar-room if any gentleman had any desire to ‘mix in’.at mix in (v.) under mix, v.
Wichita Eagle 11 Nov. in Why the West was Wild 262: E.T. Beard was better known as ‘Red’ [...] He was about forty-five years of age, straight as an arrow, red hair, which fell in a profusion of curls upon his shoulders, and from which he took his name of ‘Red’.at Red, n.
Wichita City Eagle 5 Aug. in Why the West was Wild 142: It is claimed by him that he did not strike McGrath, yet he admits that he ‘chucked him about roughly’.at chuck, v.2
Wichita City Eagle 29 Oct. in Why the West was Wild 147: They just levelled a shotgun and six-shooter upon the scalawags [...] and told them to ‘dough over,’ which they did, to the amount of $146.at dough, n.
Wichita City Eagle 29 Oct. in Why the West was Wild 147: It is amusing to hear Moser tell how slick the boys did work.at slick, adv.
Wichita Beacon 15 Dec. in Why the West was Wild 150: Policeman Erp found a stranger lying near the bridge in a drunken stupor. He took him to the ‘cooler’.at cooler, n.
Wichita Beacon 15 Sept. in Why the West was Wild 492: A soiled dove got her guzzle full of whisky last Friday.at soiled dove, n.
Wichita Beacon 15 Sept. in Why the West was Wild 492: A soiled dove got her guzzle full of whisky last Friday.at guzzle, n.
Ellis County Star 22 June in Why the West was Wild 17: Mr. C. fervently thanked God that there was another Justice of the Peace in the county, who would give a lawyer the same rights accorded a ‘yaller dog’ in Court.at yellow dog, n.
Ellis County Star 6 Apr. Why the West was Wild 46: Becoming tired of answering to roll-call in a time of peace, John determined upon a trip East last month, and as the boys say: ‘he skipped out’.at skip out (v.) under skip, v.
Dodge City Times 11 Aug. in Why the West was Wild (1963) 293: ‘Again,’ said the Judge [...] ‘do you appear within this sacred realm, of which I, and only I, am high muck-i-muck.’.at muck-a-muck, n.
Dodge City Times 15 Sept. in Why the West was Wild 278: They did not jump over the broomstick.at jump (over) the broomstick, v.
Dodge City Times 16 June in Why the West was Wild 21: The only injuries sustained by the loser [...] were two ears chewed off, one eye bursted.at busted, adj.1
Dodge City Times 13 Oct. in Why the West was Wild 327: Pledges are usually considered before election to be mere clap-trap.at clap-trap, n.1
Dodge City Times (KS) 15 Sept. in Why the West was Wild 278: She [...] was finally landed in the dog house by the self same Joe [...] When Mat found herself in this unhallowed place, she ‘At once set up so wild a yell, Within that dark and narrow cell’.at doghouse, n.
Dodge City Times 8 Aug. in Why the West was Wild 14: James entered (three-sheets-in-the-wind drunk).at three sheets in the wind, phr.
Dodge City Times 12 May in Why the West was Wild 276: Joe is a quiet young man [...] but will not fail to ‘go to the joint’ in case of a row. He will make a good officer.at go to the joint (v.) under joint, n.
Dodge City Times 11 Aug. in Why the West was Wild 293: The fact still remained that defendant had ‘pasted’ her one on the nose.at paste, v.
Dodge City Times 29 Sept. in Why the West was Wild 326: I am going to skip out for camp.at skip out (v.) under skip, v.
Dodge City Times 22 Sept. in Why the West was Wild 325: Being convinced that they had not done exactly the square thing, Mr. Wright sent Under-Sheriff Masterson to overhaul them.at square, adj.
Dodge City Times 15 Sept. in Why the West was Wild 278: They took unto themselves seven straights and a gin sling.at straight, n.1
Dodge City Times 30 Mar. in Why the West was Wild 299: The one-armed slugger received a slight scratch under his left blinker.at blinkers, n.
St Louis (MO) Republican 25 July in Why the West was Wild 25: I know Kessinger and he is not going to allow anyone to get the drop on him.at get the drop(s) (on) (v.) under drop, n.1
Ford County Globe 29 Jan. in Why the West was Wild 297: Some of the ‘boys’ in direct violation of the City Ordnance, carry firearms on our streets [...] Is it because they belong to the ‘gang,’ or because they intend to harm none but anti-gang men?at gang, n.1
Dodge City Times 30 Mar. in Why the West was Wild 299: The one-armed slugger received a slight scratch under his left blinker.at slugger, n.
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