This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
3
Arthur Guy Empey, American resident of Jersey City, leaves for England to enlist in the British army. After training in London he reaches French trenches sees heavy bombardment and cooties, first fire step, and his first over the top assault with comrades under fire.
The narrator recalls joining a bomber training unit, learning jam tin bombs and Mills bombs, and describes the rough process of making and throwing bombs, the dangers, and the shift from trench chaos to technical instruction as Americans and Canadians excel at throwing. He reflects on the grim humor of a “death by own action” club and hopes for peace as he returns to his unit.
A company in hot weather takes creek baths as a luxury and endures a sudden bath parade ordered by the sergeant major. After marching to the Divisional Baths, they queue with gear and soap for a wash in a wooden shed beside the pumping engine.
The excerpt notes Empey continuing a serial about the pleasures and rituals of bath time, highlighting ongoing episodes and evolving scenes.
The passage contrasts Shelley and Coleridge, noting Shelley's fondness for water and productive poetry while Coleridge shows a marked laziness. It claims Coleridge left many poems as fragments despite a great mind, and highlights Shelley's indolent vein yet productive life.
An unsure wartime note discusses sleep schedules and routines for officers. It mentions Lieutenant Bonsall and Stephen Honsnat and refers to orders about bedtimes and waking times. The text mixes military staff references with personal routines and a card game.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.