By Jeremy Dearing, John Crum, Rosa Escudero They went to amusement parks, the bicycled and ate new snack foods such as Hershey chocolate & Coca – Cola. Today we hang out with friends, go to ball games and watch tv. They had comics, sport sections & covered women's news. Today newspapers use interesting stories to attract readers. They used mail order catalogs. Today people go to malls, stores and use the internet to shop. Joseph Pulitzer - Owner of the New York World William Hearst - Owned the New York Morning Journal Ashcan School - Painted urban life and working people with gritty realism Mark Twain - He was a novelist Rural Free Delivery – Brought packages directly to home