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Date: June 14th 1917
To
Dewey
From
Smith, Arthur Calvin
Letter

June 14th, 1917

Dear Brother Dewey,

Received your letter today that you wrote on Apr. 29th and was glad to hear from you.

I received the parcel that Mother sent me on May 18th the other day and that lice powder is doing the job all right.

I also received the registered letters of Apr. 16 and May 7th the money came all right.

I also got a dollar from Ona.

I got a letter from Aunt Nellie and she said she sent me a parcel on May 22nd. So I am looking for it any day now.

You are making good money at the Monarch, but I suppose you got to spend a lot for a living in Canada these days.

We can buy quite a few thing to eat over here. And I think they are as cheap here as in Canada.

Here is some of the prices

Bread = 16 cents a loaf, about twice the size of a Canadian loaf.
Jam, most any kind for thirty cents.

1 pt. Can of Golden Syrup for 25 cts.

We can get salmon, Canned fruit, and a lot of good things to eat.

Here is a few thing to send in the next parcel that comes for me.

A pair of shoe laces, some sugar, tea, another tin of lice powder, put lots of paper around the powder so it won't leak out.

A pint of honey will be very good. The peanut candy that was in the parcel was excellent so was the salted peanuts.

I am well and enjoying myself at present in a French village some where in France.

I was two months at the Front but not in the trenches very much mostly in the working party that I was in, but am with the Battalion now. I was not in any fighting yet, but in the big battle of Apr. 9, I saw some good sights out here. The Toronto Exhibition has nothing to this out here. I have seen some good air fights. They are fine to watch. Hope the war ends before the winter sets in, as I don't think I would like a winter in the trenches.

Well Dewey how are you standing it these days. It must be a little hot in the MK. Co.

Hope this letter finds you all well at Home and hope to hear from you soon.

Best Wishes

From Your Brother

Arthur