Word: strainings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...genes and chromosomes (heredity carriers in the germ-plasm). He irradiated 75 bulbs of regal lilies. Nothing noteworthy happened to the first generation, but among the second-generation freaks were two flowers whose anthers shriveled without releasing their pollen. From these two Engineer Moore obtained a true-breeding strain of non-dehiscent lilies...
...indigenous U. S. pastime, harness racing to sulkies began about 100 years ago. By breeding thoroughbreds, which lacked stamina for long distances in harness, with a strain of small but tough Canadian mares, the U. S. trotting horse was gradually evolved until it neared perfection with Hambletonian X, foaled at Chester, near Goshen, in 1849. In 1873. a group of Eastern sportsmen organized the Grand Circuit, which became to trotting what the major leagues are to baseball. The Grand Circuit, a series of meetings on mile tracks, last year included eight cities, this year nine (Toledo, Cleveland, Toronto, Salem...
...Queen Victoria became obstinately convinced that her Royal Family is descended from Biblical King David. Today Emperor Power of Trinity is as obstinately convinced that his ancestors sprang from the loins of Biblical King Solomon, son of David. Thus British and Ethiopian royalty would be related by a faint strain of Jewish blood. George V, who does not share his grandmother's enthusiasm for King David as an ancestor, last week let himself be invested by Dr. Martin with the gold chain of the Ethiopian Order of King Solomon, and Queen Mary received the gold chain of the Order...
...thousand ears cocked toward Governor Lehman's dedication: ". . . Saratoga Spa is not only a place for the chronically ill, but for those who although not afflicted with any organic or functional disorder, still are in need of rest and recuperation from unusual physical or nervous strain...
...want to transmit this to the Generals, to take the strain off their diaphragms and their intestinal rectitude, you have full right, title and permiss...