1885 Thomas Co. Cat. (Colby, KS) 9 Apr. 3/2: There was one putty-faced dude who wasn’t reading.at putty-brained (adj.) under putty, n.
1888 Thomas Co. Cat. (Colby, KS) 31 May 1/4: Is Quickville going to celebrate the 4th July this year? If so, someone must get a curve on them pretty soon.at get a curve on (v.) under curve, n.
1888 Thomas Co. Cat. (Colby, KS) 17 May 4/3: McGreevey is holding to that claim like ‘death to a niggah’.at like death to a... under death, n.
1888 Thomas County Cat. (Colby, KS) 13 Sept. 1/2: T. is for Thurman with noserag unfurled / W is the Whine of the ‘demmys’ when hurt.at demmy, n.
1888 Thomas Co. Cat. (Colby, KS) 13 Sept. 1/2: T. is for Thurman with noserag unfurled.at nose rag (n.) under nose, n.
1889 Thomas Co. Cat. (Colby, KS) 26 Sept. 3/2: The old fellow had a nice bit o’ a hut nigh a quiet valley.at bit of (a), n.
1889 Thomas Co. Cat. (Colby, KS) 26 Sept. 3/3: We didn’t onderstand what a reg’lar coyote the feller was.at coyote, n.
1889 Thomas Co. Cat. (Colby, KS) 26 Sept. 3/4: One o’ them red niggurs stuck his knife into my side.at red nigger (n.) under nigger, n.1
1889 Thomas Co. Cat. (Colby, KS) 26 Sept. 3: Blow me,. there wasn’t a single varmint to be seen [...] ’cept the dead perp that Bill had plugged through the head.at perp, n.
1889 Thomas Co. Cat. (Colby, KS) 12 Dec. 8/4: Gentleman—And so you are a newspaper man now, uncle rastus? Uncle Rastus—Yes, sah.at Rastus, n.
1889 Thomas Co. Cat. (Colby, KS) 26 Sept. 3/1: Billwas my pard, sir, Bill was. A man to tie to every time.at tie to (v.) under tie, v.