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Corridor = Korytarz. But, if you mean a geographical territory: Polish Corridor was a name of Polish "Pomeranian Province" in 1920s; it was given by a German Nomenclature in order to separate Eastern Prussia from Germany.
The 1920s was called various names such as "The Jazz Age," the Age of Intolerance," and the "Age of Nonsense." But perhaps the most telling was the "Roaring Twenties." It was the beginning of modern America, in politics, arts, customs and fads, literature, sports, etc. Americans felt a relief following the Great War. The nation had survived the deadly worldwide influenza epidemic of 1918. The Twenties was a time of change for just about all the population. Youthful "Flapper" women provoked the older generation by smoking in public, wearing brief skirts, bobbed hair styles, and the use of lots of makeup. New fads included the Charleston dance, dance marathons, flagpole sitting, and flying stunts in the new airplanes. The affordability of radio provided entertainment in the living room. Many sports became "spectator sports" with Baseball and Babe Ruth perhaps being the biggest. Business continued to grow and outward appearances seemed to indicate no slowdown in site. More new products were developed and the consumer was given the opportunity to buy these products "on time." Government seemed unwilling to try too much regulation for fear of upsetting the economic boom.
this was like the name given to the industries like farming and mining.After technology was developed , these industries fell,. Eg : miners lost their jobs because people used electricity for heating and cooking and not coal. Railway departments also lost customers because pepole prefered to go in vehicles than in trains.
The Roaring Twenties seemed appropriate since it was a group of people who had just completed and survived a World War and were living in a world where the economy and the stock markets were doing well. A Devil May Care attitude abounded the booze flowed and the Jazz Age was in full swing.There were two nicknames. The Jazz Age and The Roaring Twenties
valerian can interact with anesthetics and other medications given to patients after surgery. Because valerian has a mild sedative effect, it should not be taken together with alcoholic beverages, benzodiazepines
Grain alcohol or ethyl alcohol is included in the group of a class of organic compound which is given the common name alcohols. Grain alcohol is also the hallucinogenic ingredient of various alcoholic beverages.
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A "taster" as in "tea taster".
The name given to movies with sound during the 1920s was "talkies".
In their trip to America due to poor living conditions on the mayflower the children were given beer or wine as the water had soured. After their arrival, everyone, including very young children regularly drank beer, spirits, wine , hard cider and other alcoholic beverages when they were available.
The rationale given by the US FDA for their recent ban on certain alcoholic energy drink products, is this: "Caffeine appears to mask some of the sensory cues an individual might normally rely on to determine his/her level of intoxication. The scientific literature suggests that individuals drinking such beverages may consume more alcohol per drinking occasion, a situation that is particularly dangerous for naïve drinkers." Link to more info from the CDC, below.
This is the subject of considerable debate, given the fact that there is disagreement about how to define alcoholism. AA often asserts that some people are "born" alcoholic while others contend that it takes years for a person to become alcoholic.
The Roaring Twenties and The Jazz Age were used interchangeably during the 1920s
When receiving a gift it is the fact that a gift has been given that counts, not the gift itself.
the red scare raids
The region that suffered through a decade-long drought in the late 1920s and early 1930s in the United States is commonly known as the Dust Bowl. This environmental disaster, exacerbated by poor farming practices, led to severe dust storms and economic hardship for many farmers in the Great Plains region.