Word: northern
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...evening Prof. Frothingham delivered the third of the series of lectures on Assyrian Archaeology. The beginning of Babylonian art can be traced to the earliest historical period of Babylon, about 4000 B. C. From that period on we possess inscriptions for nearly every century from colossal temples and statues. Northern Babylonia was the first art centre, but in the third milennium Ur, in Southern Babylonia became the centre. There came a third period when the North was again the seat of artisti life, which gradually declined in vigor up to the capture of Babylon by the Assyrians. There was again...
...Chief results of these discoveries as regards the reconstruction of the history of the East before the Persian rule. Sketch of the gradual expansion of early Babylonian civilization, of the various states of Northern and Southern Babylonia, and of the rise of Assyria...
...evening on the occasion of his address to the students. Mr. Moody spoke earnestly and with rare power illustrating his idea by pungent and interesting anecdotes which captivated his hearers. One very striking illustration will long be remembered by all who heard it. A farmer on one of the northern railroad lines witnessed a land-slide across the railroad track shortly before the time of an express train. It was in the evening. The man could not reach a telegraph station, and lighting a lantern, he started up the track to stop the train. But he fell, as he heard...
...Northern Inter-collegiate Foot-Ball League this year will include Williams, Amherst, Tufts and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The season will open Oct. 20, and six games will be played by each college...
Holmes Field has been greatly improved by the addition of a new grandstand at the northeast corner; while Jarvis has been also benefited by the transference of the old stand to the northern side...