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Doukhobor Relief Night Feeds Shack With Oatmeal and Sugar
Lilla and I hoarded scarce provisions to feed over four hundred Doukhobor women and children passing through our shack in a harsh night. A stern leader Si Tehernipkov urged departure at dawn after demanding food, then departed with a courtesy nod. Months later two sleds arrive bearing twenty five bushels red fire wheat as repayment for the prior aid.
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Lilla
Lula
Si__ Tehernipkov
Tcherninkov
Father
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