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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Elsa Gidlow’s Circle – Roswell George Mills". The Drummer's Revenge, June 1, 2010.
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- ↑ Richard Cavell and Peter Dickinson, eds. Sexing the Maple: A Canadian Sourcebook. Broadview Press, 2006. ISBN 1551114860.
- ↑ Advertisement on page 13. Canadian Jewish Chronicle, March 16, 1920.