The Christmas Fire

652.426 - 675.426 Alex Hortis

So at the same time, the penny press papers were a penny, so they were affordable for the working person. The founders of it had this fantastic idea that you don't have to wait and sit back for subscriptions. You can sell it on the streets. So they start hawking the news. These are the first newsboys. And so they're selling to anybody who comes along and initially gets a working class audience.