gorged definition
gorged themselves on highly sensational stories. This reading would poison them, rendering them unfit for their position in society, instead turning them into immoral juvenile delinquents. For example, an 1865 article in The Youth’s Companion claimed that familiarity with fictionalized violence trained John Wilkes Booth in criminal behavior and led him to assassinate President Lincoln. Boys were cautioned to stay away from “the bloody tales of the weekly story papers, or the flashy, ten cent, yellow-covered literature sold in almost every book store.” 102