Article Archives: World War I: 100 Years Ago

World War I 100 Years Ago: Oct. 16-23

October 15, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

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. … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Oct. 9-16

October 8, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, October 9, 1915: Dr. R. L. Rockwell, on furlough from the American Red Cross Hospital in France, talked about the war and his work as assistant surgeon at the Yvelot hospital, near Rouen, which is some distance from the firing line. Dr. Rockwell said, “The … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Oct. 2-8

October 1, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, October 5, 1915: The humble jimson weed has been transformed into a valuable herb from which the drug atrophine can be obtained. Dr. Frank R. Eldred of the Eli Lilly Drug Co made the discovery and has been working on the process for more than … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Sept. 25-Oct. 3

September 24, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Wednesday, September 29, 1915: War orders from Europe have converted the Calumet region of Indiana into a vast arsenal for the manufacture of war munitions. At the Aetna Powder Co, on the eastern limits of Gary, 1,000 men are making guncotton, while in the city a … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Sept. 11-17

September 10, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, September 12, 1915: It’s a long way from last Christmas, but then it is a long way too from Belgium these days of blockades and delayed mails. The war accounts for the tardy arrival in the United States of artistic souvenir cards sent by the … Read More