What happened to paper Boy?
The paperboy has largely disappeared. Newspapers are delivered by adults who throw the papers out of the windows of their vehicles. No one even tries to get the newspaper next to the door with the name of the paper right side up. The customer is lucky if the paper is not out by the curb buried in snow by the snow plow.
What does a paper boy mean?
: a boy who delivers newspapers : newsboy.
What were the duties of a paper boy?
A paperboy is someone – often an older child or adolescent – who distributes printed newspapers to homes or offices on a regular route, usually by bicycle or automobile.
What is the history of the paperboy?
The idea of the neighborhood paperboy dates back to the Great Depression. Before then, unkempt urchins hawked papers on street corners. These were �newsies,� working class kids largely exploited by the industry. The Depression brought hard times for newspapers through a sudden loss of advertising revenue.