Historical Newspapers Online

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     I asked at the South African library if they had any early newspapers on
CD-ROM or in a digital format.  No luck.
     The New York Public Library has been adding lots of databases--I noticed
"Historical Newspapers Online" for the first time.  It includes Palmer's
Index to the Times of London, 1790-1905 (this used to be on CD-ROM), and also
the Times of London from 1906-1980.
     "Historical Newspapers Online" also includes The New York Times Index,
1851-1923.  "Jaywalking" wasn't there, but a few other terms yielded nice
results:

DUDE
Evolution of the "Dude" (editorial), 29 July 1883, pg. 6 col. 6.

FRANKFURTERS
Frankfurters Sale Prohibited, Asbury Park (NJ), 28 May 1893, pg. 16 col. 4.

SLANG
Yale University--Slang, 27 December 1894, pg. 4 col. 5.

PHRASE
Biting One's Thumb--the Origin of the Phrase, 21 November 1875, pg. 4 col. 2.

Lynch Law--Origin of the Phrase, 9 August 1869, pg. 3 col. 3.

NICKNAME
Spain--"Pig," Nickname for United States, 19 April 1898, pg. 6 col. 4.

Nickname of States, 30 July 1871, pg. 1 col. 6.

HOOSIER
Hoosier--Origin Explained, 18 July 1882, pg. 2 col. 7

"Hoosier"--Origin, 3 July 1892, pg. 2 col. 6

Hoosier of Indiana--Times on Origin, History, & c., 11 December 1889, pg. 3
col.3.
(I believe I looked at all three items, but I forget.)

SPELLING BEE
Spelling "Bee" in Cleveland, Ohio, 27 November 1874 (no page given).

Spelling "Bee" in Cleveland, Ohio, 13 December 1874 (no page given).

SPELLING MATCHES
Spelling Matches (Editorial), 5 April 1875 (no page given).

Spelling Matches (Editorial), 7 April 1875 (no page given).

Spelling Matches--Origin of (Editorial), 9 April 1875, pg. 6 col. 4.

SPELLING BEES
Spelling Bees in England, 2 April 1876 (no page given).

Spelling Bees in England, 6 April 1876, pg. 1 col. 6.

HOODLUM
"Hoodlum"--Origin of Name (Editorial), 31 January 1875, pg. 6 col. 3.

"Hoodlums" Defined (Editorial), 7 November 1876, pg. 4 col. 3.

O. K.
Law Reports--"O. K.": Letters' Use Indorsed by Court at Chicago, 5 May 1900,
pg. 1 col. 3.

SHYSTER (the database was especially rich for this one)
Shyster--Explanation of the Origin of the Word, 22 April 1874, pg. 5 col. 5.

Shyster--What is a: Mr. Dent's Definition, 2 April 1874, pg. 9 col. 2.

New York City--Judges and Political Shysters (Editorial), 28 October 1863,
pg. 4 col. 2.

New York--Tombs Shysters: Description by Judge Dowling, 14 July 1869, pg. 2
col. 6.

New York City--Criminal Lawyers: the Shyster Ring, 12 April 1869, pg. 2 col.
1.

New York City--"Shysters": How to Get Rid Of (Editorial), 18 March 1871, pg.
4 col. 4.

New York City--Courts: Tombs Police Court: Shysters in League with the
Police, 27 September 1876, pg. 8 col. 1.

New York City--Police Court Lawyers' Practice: Confusion Resulting from Order
Intended to Exclude Shysters, 8 Spetember 1877 (no page given).