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It is impossible to deny the benefits and results obtained by Dr. Harvey Wiley and his crusade to make this nation aware of the need for the enactment and enforcement of a pure food and drug law. Living in the year 2000 , it is hard for most of us to imagine a t ....

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.... and druggist - for it's simple needs. Food supply was now distanced from the source, making preserved and canned foods necessary. Corporations and large manufacturers took on the business of supplying food and were prepared to make more profit at any cost. Honest manufacturers were put at a competitive disadvantage and were forced to adopt the practices that could enable them to meet the prices of the less ethical competition. These practices were evident in the debasement of food, and in "patent" medicine. At the turn of the century selling goods under another name, and substituting cheaper ingredients was common practice. Over-ripe apples were ....