Naturally Thanksgiving has a Gothic side

The scribes at Jezebel dug up some very unsettling Thanksgiving cards from a century ago.  Most involve children.  Several are clearly Infocult's favored stuffing.

For example, a pleasant child gets close to a living bird, with deadly weapon in reach:

Or this sinister image of angelic children, one luring a turkey to its doom, while another readies a - garrotte?

Meanwhile, a lad gets ready with a different killing tool:

(thanks to Thomas "Pardon ME!" Burkdall)