1894 Cape Girardeau Democrat (MO) 3 Nov. 5/4: He had placed them in the salesroom for stamping [...] and not for the purpose of offering to sell them [...] as this Leatherhead vagbond would have the people believe.at leatherhead, n.
1900 Cape Girardeau Democrat (MO) 5 May 7/1: I caught a fish hot off the bat.at right off the bat (adv.) under bat, n.2
1900 Cape Girardeau Democrat (MO) 5 May 7/2: I was feeling pretty chesty, and up on myself, ’long of ketchin’ this fish.at chesty, adj.
1900 Cape Girardeau Democrat (MO) 5 May 7/1: ‘What you caught?’ says I. ’Not a dod-binged thing,’ says the boy’.at dod-bimmed (adj.) under dod, n.1
1900 Cape Girardeau Democrat (MO) 5 May 7/2: I looses my balance and goes hoofs over elbows, kerplunk!at hoof, n.
1900 Cape Girardeau Democrat (MO) 5 May 7/2: I looses my balance and goes hoofs over elbows, kerplunk!at ker-, pfx
1900 Cape Girardeau Democrat (MO) 5 May 7/2: Well, now [...] I’m goin’ t’ lick the socks clean off you.at lick the socks off (v.) under lick, v.1
1900 Cape Girardeau Democrat (MO) 5 May 7/2: But the kid only looks mad. ‘Say,’ he says, ’that’s a pretty smoky notion’.at smoky, adj.1
1900 Cape Girardeau Democrat (MO) 5 May 7/2: I was feeling pretty chesty, and up on myself, ’long of ketchin’ this fish.at up on oneself (adj.) under up, prep.