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Icemen vs. Milkmen: The Dawn Delivery Wars
Icemen vs. Milkmen: The Dawn Delivery Wars
Before sunrise every morning, two rival armies raced through American neighborhoods: icemen hauling 50-pound blocks and milkmen clinking glass bottles. They fought over routes, customers, and that precious real estate—your front porch—until refrigeration changed everything.