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The Duluth Herald, December 4, 1917, p. 6

THE HERALD TOBACCO FUND FOR OUR SOLDIERS ABROAD

THE DULUTH HERALD TOBACCO FUND

Enclosed please find $........... as my contribution to the fund to buy tobacco for the American troops abroad.
Name .....................................................................
Street Address ......................................................
City ..............................................................

After a day of rest, the Tobacco Fund sat up and took notice again yesterday, and today's report shows an increase of $11.28 in the amount contributed through the Herald to furnish smokes to the soldiers and sailors of Uncle Sam. Of this amount $4 was contributed as a "second installment" from four of the office men of the Gross Mining company of Duluth. J. E. Griffin of Bovey, Minn., sent an enclosure of $1 in a note saying it was "to help along the good work, with best wishes for the success of your venture." The smallest contribution yet made was furnished today by the office boy, who noting that the total for the day left the fund 3 cents short of "even money" "kicked in" for the difference. This was his second contribution to the fund, the first one being enough to buy a smoking kit for a soldier. The total subscription now stands $4,414. Following is the new list:

G. L. Humprhies, Duluth ......	1.00
Eli Zimmerman, Duluth ......	1.00
H. H. Campbell, Duluth ......	1.00
W. S. Keeler, Duluth ......	1.00
Mrs. M. P. Finucane, Eveleth, Minn. ......	1.00
Sam Rapson, Duluth ......	.25
C. E. Mallinson, Duluth ......	1.00
Nathan Horwitz, Gilbert, Minn. ......	.25
Puff of Smoke club, Duluth ......	.25
S. E. S., Duluth ......	1.00
Cash, Biwabik, Minn. ......	1.00
J. E. Griffin, Bovey, Minn. ......	1.00
Ole Anderson, Brimson, Minn. ......	1.00
Peter Lackner, Wheeling, W. V. ......	.50
Cash, Duluth ......	.03
	$11.28
Total ......
Previously Acknowledged ......	4,402.72

Grand total ......	$4,414.00

WHAT EACH QUARTER BUYS AND HOW IT IS HANDLED

Every quarter contributed to The Herald Tobacco Fund buys American smoking tobacco and cigarettes retailing at 55 cents in Duluth. This tobacco is packed in individual kits by the American Tobacco company and shipped to France in large consignments. The American Red Cross distributes the tobacco to the American soldiers over there.

Each tobacco kit contains a week's supply of smoking material for one of our soldiers. In each kit are two packages of cigarettes, twenty in a package, three packages of cigarette tobacco, a can of pipe tobacco and several books of cigarette papers.

A stamped and addressed postal card goes with each kit. The soldier receiving the tobacco will acknowledge the gift on this card, which will be mailed to the contributor.

Every cent contributed to the fund goes to buy tobacco for our boys in France. There is no charge for transportation and no duty to pay in France. Every quarter sent to the fund does double duty - it buys twice as much tobacco as can be bought here for the same amount and it makes some soldier happy.