The Blackstone, Chicago 1916 Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) speculated the Philadelphia Inquirer at

speculated the Philadelphia Inquirer at the time

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Mercier also had an innate understanding of how to promote his product

The rationale behind Meatless Tuesdays and Wheatless Wednesdays was readily accepted by the patriotic folks holding the fort at home – though by the look of this menu those who ate at The Raleigh didn’t exactly go hungry

The Blackstone, Chicago 1916 Sizes:A1 (594x840mm) Archival Print (Unframed) speculated the Philadelphia Inquirer atWomen were protesting for the right to vote on the streets of Chicago when this 1916 menu was offered to patrons of the restaurant in the Blackstone Hotel, a Windy City landmark. During this era in the United States, hotel restaurants were considered fashionable and exclusive places for the wealthy and powerful to eat and were often designed, as writer Theodore Dreiser noted dryly, with many fake European touches. As you can see from the enormous food