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- "Milking the Dry Cow" from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 15, 1858 - Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- May 15, 1858
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"Milking the Dry Cow" from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 15, 1858
Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- "Dragging Out a Dead Cow, Just after Milking," from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 8, 1858 - Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- May 08, 1858
- Collections - Artifact
"Dragging Out a Dead Cow, Just after Milking," from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 8, 1858
Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- "Milk, and What Comes of It" from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, December 11, 1869 -
- December 11, 1869
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"Milk, and What Comes of It" from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, December 11, 1869
- "View of Cow Stables Attached to the Distillery" from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 15, 1858 - Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- May 15, 1858
- Collections - Artifact
"View of Cow Stables Attached to the Distillery" from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 15, 1858
Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- "Exposure of the Milk Trade," from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 8, 1858 - Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- May 08, 1858
- Collections - Artifact
"Exposure of the Milk Trade," from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 8, 1858
Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- "Startling Disclosures! The Milk We Drink..." Advertising Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 8, 1858 - Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- May 08, 1858
- Collections - Artifact
"Startling Disclosures! The Milk We Drink..." Advertising Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 8, 1858
Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.