From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, November 27, 1913: Indianapolis feasted today on turkey, chicken, duck and goose with cranberries, sweet potatoes, oysters and other traditional trimmings and spent $250,000 (2013 $5,871,994.95) in doing so. A canvass of wholesale and retail grocers and commercial dealers of fruits and vegetables shows that a train of fifty cars would be required to transport the commodities that were consumed. Of course not all items purchased for the Thanksgiving Day menu were eaten and there will be “reviews” of the feast for the next few days. A big part of the quarter million dollars was “shelled out” by home folks, and the remainder spent by cafes, hotels, restaurants, and saloons. The cost of this year’s feast appears to be no greater than that of those of the last few years.
The Irvington Historical Society has collected and bound the “Civil War – 150th Anniversary” and “100 Years Ago this Week” articles that Steve Barnett has written for the Weekly View. There are 3 volumes for each series. They are available at the Bona Thompson Memorial Center, 5350 E. University (Irvington) for $10 each set of 3 in the series. They are open Wed. 1-3pm, Sat. & Sundays 1-4pm. All proceeds benefit the Historical Society.
