Repost from (too) late last bread:
Anons, we used to hold CELEBRATIONS of the discovery of QUININE. Newspaper editorial from 1930.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19300623&id=UdE-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hkwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3211,2832686
Some additional quinine references found searching "quinine" on https://news.google.com/newspapers
Earlier notable today showed old article that said it became prescription-only during WWII so that the troops in malaria prone areas would have enough. It's time to undo that restriction as soon as COVID-19 is under control.