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[US] Daily Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 22 July 2/4: Nobody then can advocate that these bonds, bought for rag-baby-value dollars, shall be collected in more than rag-baby-value dollars.
at rag baby (n.) under rag, n.1
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 2 Apr. 4/1: The ‘badger game’ is being overworked in this town [...] prominent and wealthy citizens have been forced to give up large sums of money.
at badger game (n.) under badger, n.1
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 15 Sept. 3/6: The clover windrower [...] I purchased from you is simply out of sight [...] and for short barley it simply beats the Jews.
at beat the Jews (v.) under beat, v.
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 30 Oct. 1/3: When Oi was placed in the box in front of the old b’hoy with the wig he told me to kiss the book.
at box, n.1
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salen, OR) 5 July 2/4: The Reform School band — brass band — is a Jo Dandy.
at joe dandy, n.
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 25 Dec. 5/2: ‘Slick Dick’ the escaped convict.
at slick dick (adj.) under slick, adj.
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 31 Dec. 1/1: Dealers in Ardents [...] The local option law [...] operates to the benefit [...] of the ardent liquor business.
at ardent, n.
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 20 July 1/5: Blew Off His Lid Geo. F. Simmonds [...] suicided by the pistol route.
at lid, n.
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 9 Mar. 5/4: The big black [...] is suffering from an aggravated case of ‘big head’.
at big head, n.1
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 16 Aug. 5/4: The officer then locked Arstell up in what is called the ‘bridal chamber’, a cell in the west end of the row.
at bridal chamber, n.
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 17 Nov. 5/4: Bobby Greggs, the country gawk, proves himself a comedian of the first rank.
at country gawk (n.) under country, adj.
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 23 Aug. 1/4: His clincher is: ‘the democrats got in the self-same fix,’ and ‘let George do it’.
at let George do it under George, n.3
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 31 July 1/2: Huff referred to Speer as a ‘petticoat pensioner’ and a venal and corrupt judge.
at petticoat pensioner (n.) under petticoat, n.
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 27 Mar. 1/2: He that giveth unto the poor, lendeth unto the Lord, and all you who like the security come down with your dust.
at down with one’s dust (v.) under dust, n.
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 30 Dec. 4/3: The old year will pass out with the greatest celebration and ‘booze fest’.
at booze fest (n.) under booze, n.
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 5 Apr. 1/6: The temptation is pretty strong for Old Man Grouch to [...] blow a fuse to the following effect: ‘Great unmerciful Scott we’re being bled white...’.
at blow a fuse, v.
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 19 Aug. 4/2: He finds collecting silver junk beats blowing it, all hollow.
at beat all (v.) under beat, v.
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 19 Aug. 4/2: He finds collecting silver junk beats blowing it, all hollow.
at junk, n.1
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 19 Aug. 4/2: Having salted down a plunk, the next is quick to follow.
at salt (down) (v.) under salt, v.
[US] Dly Capital Jrnl (Salem, OR) 24 July 12/3: [cartoon caption] I reckon thers some class to me, by Jickity!!!
at jingo!, excl.
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