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nTodaynwe celebrate the hiring of the first U.S. paperboy, on this date inn1833.
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nHisnname was Barney Flaherty, and he was hired by the publisher of thenNew York Sun. He was just ten years old.
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nThen“paperboy” was a fixture of suburban lifestyles and boyhood fornyears. The paperboy would ride around town on his bike with a heavynbag crossed over his body, tossing newspapers onto driveways, beingnchased by dogs, and waving a cheery hello to the townspeople. It wasnone of the few jobs that a kid (usually a boy) could hold, and so itnwas very important to young people.
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nThosendays are pretty much gone. At least in Southern California, we rarelynsee a teenager on a bike with a bagful of newspapers. Instead,nnewspaper carriers tend to be adults driving cars at the crack ofndawn. Also, far fewer people subscribe to newspapers than in thenpast; for most news and entertainment, the internet is faster andnmuch more informative.
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nAnothernkind of newsboy went extinct earlier: the kid hawking newspapers onncity street corners with the cry, “Extra, extra! Read all aboutnit!” n
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nArenthere any jobs left for kids? Sure, some people will still paynpre-teens and teenagers to babysit, mow lawns or do other yard work,nwalk dogs or petsit, wash cars or clean windows. I still see kidsnselling lemonade. And some kids are creative enough to earn money anhundred other ways. One kid I know decorates T-shirts with air-brushnor puffy paint, and another decorates T-shirts with stenciledndesigns. A kid I know not only walks dogs and pet sits, but she alsondoes obedience training for dogs and their owners. One of the mostnexciting small businesses I’ve heard of recently is Caine’s Arcade: an9-year-old boy built an elaborate cardboard arcade, with some verynsurprising results.
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nHerenare some tips for starting a business.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nCivil Servants’ Day in Venezuela
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