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Soldiers crave smokes amid wartime hardships prompt Belgian fund
The Overseas Belgian Tobacco Fund appeals for cigarettes for soldiers in trenches, noting 220 million cigarettes and five million pounds of tobacco already distributed and urging more donations to ease hardship. The text also advertises breeding ewes and rams for local farmers, with credit terms and contact details, and mentions a Charlie Chaplin appearance at Theat Peitay on October 25 and 26.
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Overseas
Belgian Tobacco Fund
Oxford
Shropshire
Charlie Chaplin