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"Before the first Pure Food and Drug Act became law; until it was possible to buy, in stores or by mail order medicines containing morphine, cocaine, or heroin, and without their being so labeled."--Sholem Stein


"Upton Sinclair attacked the U.S. meat packing industry in his muckraking novel The Jungle (1906)" --Sholem Stein

Camille Clifford as she sang 'Why Do They Call Me a Gibson Girl?' with Leslie Stiles
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Camille Clifford as she sang 'Why Do They Call Me a Gibson Girl?' with Leslie Stiles

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1906 (MCMVI) was the 906th year of the 2nd millennium, the 6th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1900s decade.

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  • The first audio recording was broadcast over radio by Reginald A. Fessenden
  • The first Pure Food and Drug Act becomes law; until its enactment, it was possible to buy, in stores or by mail order medicines containing morphine, cocaine, or heroin, and without their being so labeled.

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