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Thanksgiving 2023: Shares a vintage postcard and 1923 Chicago Tribune ad depicting traditional Thanksgiving dinner menus

HAPPY THANKSGIVING from the Ridge Historical Society

Thanksgiving, more than any other U.S. holiday, has a traditional menu associated with it.

This vintage postcard shares a typical dinner from 100+ years ago.

Diners could enjoy a multi-course meal at the downtown hotels. Here is an ad for Thanksgiving dinner at the Bismark Hotel that appeared in the Chicago Tribune in November 1923.