paper routes

Newsboy delivery paths

Paper routes are delivery paths for distributing newspapers to subscribers' homes, traditionally worked by children or teenagers in early morning hours.

The job was once a common first employment for American youth: He got his first paper route at twelve.

The term evokes a bygone era before digital news, though some routes still exist.

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throwing arm · paperboy · first job · early morning · mornings · carriers · circulation · delivery · front porch · subscriptions · periodicals · rainy days · porch · tips · weekly allowance · distributor · local news · broadsheets

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Opposites
delivery method

paper routesdigital subscriptions

Paid recurring online access

RSS feeds · e-newspapers · online news · streaming content · push notifications

work type for youth

paper routesdesk jobs

Seated indoor employment

remote work · tutoring · retail work · babysitting · fast food jobs

news distribution model

paper routesvending machines

Unmanned automated retail devices

Family

paper, route, papers, papered, papering, papery, paperwork, paperback, routes

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G