What is National Newspaper Carrier Day?
On September 4th, the dedicated newspaper carriers who provide the news in the wee hours of the morning are recognized on National Newspaper Carrier Day.
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Since the first newspaper carrier, a lot has changed. Not only have the routines changed, but the methods and the age of the people delivering have also changed. However, the newspaper carrier also exists in some form. Every newspaper carrier owes their start to an enterprising young immigrant in New York City over 180 years ago. Their history becomes no less interesting as the period fades, but it is no less interesting.
According to a captioned photo published by the Museum of the City of New York, Benjamin Day, the Sun's publisher, hired the first paperboy on September 4, 1833. Barney Flaherty, a 10-year-old barney, answered the call on September day. Flaherty so impressed the editor that Day was so impressed by the boy's sincerity that he gave him the job that day, even though the ad called for "steady guys" to apply.
Flaherty hawking his sales pitch down on the corner, passersby soon heard Flaherty hawking his pitch. "Paper!" the universal chorus of boys (and occasionally girls) cries out, "Paper!" says the universal chorus of boys (and occasionally girls). "Here, get your paper, here," could be heard on the streets selling newspapers.
