— A halfpenny for a meal for five persons is being charged in Brussels, This is a tactful little act by the Ministers of Spain and the United States, who distribute boreaid and Boup daily to hundreds of poor fanriliee. They charge the halfpenny in order to avoid the appearance of paupernm.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16288, 22 January 1915, Page 8
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