T215 (Red Cross) issue mystery....can anyone explain ?

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i~ 3 pkgs. Mince Mgat for .~5 iili . . . .
+~ 3 pkgs. Magic Jelly for ~,:~
~ 2 pkgs. Seeded Raisins for .~5 =,=!!][
.!~. 1 lb. No. 1 Baking Powder .15 ,.-"'-~i;!
~'~' A few more Corn Flakes 3 for .~5 ..=~i+
.N Clean Easy Soap, per box 3.OO ~
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. . . . =='i=-- "j~~"] -+ Best bread flour per sack 1.90 i_i_!
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~-" 4 cuts Red Cross tobacco for .35 ~ =.=
e, 6 bars good laundry soap 2 5c "r
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From a newspaper advertisement from Michigan in 1917.