Newsboys Were Immigrants To America

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2- Many of the newsboys were immigrants that arrived America in the middle of the 19 Century, and some of them didn't have families because they died on the trip. Others boys had family members, but they couldn't support them. For that reason, many boys didn't have where to live, and they were freezing in winter. On the other hand, newsboys had to buy all newspapers before to sell them. Most of the time the newspapers couldn't be sold, they lost money, and their income was too small. Finally, these boys walked or rode bicycles through long distances to deliver people the newspapers. Their work was very hard.

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