Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1898 — Bread Distribution in Paris. [ARTICLE]

Bread Distribution in Paris.

In Paris the bread is distributed almost exclusively by women, who go to the bake-houses at half-past five in the morning, and spend about an hour polishing up the loaves. After the loaves are thoroughly cleaned of dust and grit, the “bread porter” proceeds on her rounds. Those who live in apartments or flats find their loaves—six feet of bread—leaning against the door, just as the milk is left here. The wages earned by these bread carriers vary from about a quarter to a half dollar a day, and their day’s work is completed by 10 o’clock in the morning.