Go peddle your papers

Posted by ESC on July 30, 2009 at 11:41

In Reply to: Go peddle your papers posted by Roger on July 30, 2009 at 09:00:

: Where did the phrase "go peddle your papers" come from?

I haven't found it in a reference. But it has to be from newsboys selling papers in the street -- a practice that dates back to 1831 according to this history site: www.historybuff.com/ library/refnewspeters.html