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[US] Bossier Banner (Bellevue, LA) 16 Apr. 1/3: The ‘old woman’ [...] taking from her shoulder a large ‘possible sack,’ in which [...] she had a mite of flour.
at possible sack (n.) under possible, n.
[US] Bossier Banner (Bellevue, LA) 9 Nov. 4/5: Near the back door [...] lay an unfortunate female vagrant whose only known name is ‘Bricktop’.
at bricktop (n.) under brick, n.
[US] Bossier Banner (Bellevue, LA) 5 Dec. 4/1: A King is Bronze John and his steed is Death — / [...] / Bronze John of the saffron plume.
at bronze john, n.
[US] Bossier Banner (Bellevue, LA) 29 Jan. 4/2: Just as the bullet-head was saying.
at bullet-head, n.
[US] Bossier Banner (Bellevue, LA) 16 Dec. 1/6: ‘The charge against you is vagrancy.’ [...] ‘Why do I percolate?’ demanded the prisoner at last. ‘I don’t know,’ replied the court [...] ‘You can now percolate out doors’.
at percolate, v.
[US] Bossier Banner (Bellevue, LA) 8 June 2/4: The United States is rich, but its servants should not play ducks and drakes with its money.
at play ducks and drakes with (v.) under play, v.
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