Gilded Age Newspapers: All That Was (Mostly) Fit to Print

The Gilded Gentleman

Bowery Boys Media

History, Arts, Society & Culture

4.9 • 698 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Carl is joined by veteran journalist and tour guide Michael Morgenthal for a journey through the pages of 19th century newspapers.

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0:00.0	You don't need money when you're famous.
0:03.0	They give you whatever you want, gratis.
0:05.0	Such as...
0:06.0	A pair of new shoes with matching laces.
0:09.0	Herman in Fox at the Sheets Head races.
0:12.0	Just drive me on the ride with a sour pickle.
0:15.0	A personal cuss on a wooden nickel.
0:18.0	Look at me!
0:19.0	I'm the King of new york suddenly i'm respectable staring right at your lousy
0:28.5	with stature nothing with all the gotty locks up flowing my door and going deluxe and there I be Hey and I pray
0:37.9	It's my city
0:39.3	I'm the King, New York
0:41.3	I gotta go watch with a chain to twirling
0:43.3	My very own bad adding in George Hurlid
0:46.3	My barbershop hair cut the cost a quarter
0:49.3	Regular beat for the Star Reporter
0:52.3	Amspraibunk, she's the king of New York Who does that? I'm the King of New York. New York. New York
0:56.0	I'm the king in New York.
0:58.0	We were sunk.
0:59.0	Pale and pale and pale
1:01.0	New York City appeared to be a social and cultural battlefield
1:06.0	throughout a number of moments during the tumultuous 19th century.
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