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Word: lay (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...when they are the most destructive. They then bore across and completely girdle large limbs, and frequently even girdle the trunk, finally cutting a cell close to the bark and there turning into pupas. When these develop they push out through the bark and become moths, which in turn lay their eggs in the bark of the twigs. The elm beetle works in a similar manner, through it does not cut across the wood, but burrows mostly in the inner bark of the tree, so that the outer bark may become completely detached from the trunk. It will thus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE YARD ELMS | 1/29/1910 | See Source »

From the present state of completion, the Boston Arena is expected to be ready for use by April 9. Three of the brick walls have been completed and all the girders are in place. It still remains to install the machinery and lay about twelve miles of steel pipe. Seats to accommodate over 5000 spectators are to be arranged in the arena pit formation, which will afford an excellent opportunity for the audience to see all parts of the ice surface...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard-Yale Hockey Game in N. Y. | 1/28/1910 | See Source »

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