Concering tweet 2 (https://t.co/NWhCvdrXoG): For comparison, here's what some other such dictionaries around 1900 (still) looked like. Note the often cursive script in the headwords.
https://t.co/oupBGHEzEK (1911)
https://t.co/JcBQ2F1gg4 (1883)
https://t.co/lMRQ9GtPTr (1882) 10/ https://t.co/4KRSoR6L1h