From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, October 19, 1915: It will pay to keep well this winter, because the prices of many common drugs have advanced until many are almost prohibitive. This is all due to the European war according to Charles J. Lynn, general manager of Eli Lilly & Co. Camomile leaves for making tea, a cold remedy, come from Germany and the wholesale price is now 35ȼ (2014: $8.07) an ounce; cod liver oil comes from Norway and has doubled in price to $80 (2014: $1,844.85) a barrel wholesale. A few months ago, quinine was 25ȼ (2014: $5.77) an ounce; it is now $2.35 (2014: $54.29) an ounce. Carbolic acid has gone up 1000%. Glycerin has gone up in price 300% in the last few weeks because of its enormous demand in the manufacture of explosives.