Long, JohnCampbell, Hugh G.Cox, ClaraModlin, Charles E.Savage, LonTaylor, Charles L.2019-03-062019-03-0620041093-9652http://hdl.handle.net/10919/88306In the 19th century, it was not unusual for boys who delivered newspapers to present their customers with poems during the Christmas season to encourage large tips. This article presents an entertaining history of this practice.16 pagesSize: 3 MBapplication/pdfen-USIn CopyrightHistorySouthwest VirginiaBlue RidgeArticleThe Smithfield Review81