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The World of a Newsie

“Headlines don’t sell papes. Newsies sell papes.”  -Jack Kelly Newsies were the toughest kids on the streets of New York City during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.  Their plucky, can-do, ambitious attitudes have gained these newspaper hawks respect in today’s pop culture. But those kids on the street corners in knickers and slouch caps […]