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FReeper Canteen~Fads~24 May 2007
The Canteen Crew

Posted on 05/23/2007 5:59:57 PM PDT by AZamericonnie

The FReeper Canteen Presents

Fads of the 1920's

Bright Red Lipstick
During the roaring twenties women used to wear bright red lipstick. A very vibrant red was in style.



Swing Dancing
A popular type of dance that almost everyone was doing.
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Peter Pan Peanut butter
Peter Pan Peanut Butter was introduced in the 20's and the peanut butter and jelly sandwich was a popular food item.
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Radio Shows
Families used to gather around the radio to listen to such shows as Abbott & Costello, Amos & Andy, and Death Valley Days. We call it Old Time Radio now but back then it was new. The fad quickly fadded after the television was invented.
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Dance Marathons
People loved to dance, especially the Charleston, Fox trot, and the shimmy. Dance marathons were something everyone went to every weekend. The longest dance record ever recorded was a record of 3 weeks of dancing.
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Pez
- In 1927, Eduard Haas, an Austrian candy executive, developed a small candy mint which he called PEZ (short for pfefferminz, the German word for peppermint). The peppermint candies were stored in a small tin and sold fairly well for more than 20 years. Initially it was marketed as a tasty alternative to cigarettes for adults attempting to quit smoking.

In an effort to boost sales and develop a brand identity for the PEZ mints, the first pez dispensers were introduced in 1948. The original dispensers did not have the trademark heads, which were introduced four years later. These dispensers had cartoon heads and became very popular with children who traded them back and forth. These early dispensers are now very much in demand and are valued treasures among collectors.

More than 3 billion PEZ candies are consumed each year and is sold in more than 60 countries around the world but the candies have become almost a secondary item serving as an accessory for the dispensers of which more than 300 have been issued.
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Cloche hat
(deriving its name from the French word for "bell") became a necessity for daytime wear. The small hat fit snuggly over short hair and almost reached to the eyebrows. It was often decorated with a pin in the front or a ribbon.

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Mahjongg
China conquered the United States as millions of Americans took to the mahjongg tables to Pong and Chow their way to, well, a really big fad.
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Freudianism
America took psychoanalysis to the next level with games of personalities and ridiculous theories based on those of Sigmund Freud.
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Flappers
They smoked, drank, danced, and voted. Flappers broke away conservative image of womanhood that prevailed at the time. They wore short hair, wore less clothing so they could move freely, used make-up, and created the concept of dating. They were giddy, unconventional, and took risks. In 1929, the stock market crashed, the great depression started. and the frivolity and recklessness of flappers came to an end.
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Conk hairdo
Originated in the 1920's and was popularized by Cab Calloway. Started by the African American males trying to straighten their hair, the conk was the end result.


Flagpole Sitting
Started by Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly who was a professional stuntman. He did it on a dare in 1924, and it soon caught on nationwide. It became a spectator sport, and he eventually set the World Record at 49 days with a crowd of 20,000 people watching. When the stock market crashed in 1929 and the Great Depression started, it brought an end to this fad



Timeline of the 1920's

1920 - November 2: First Radio broadcast; President Warren Harding elected; women get their first vote

1921 - September 8: First Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City; November 11: Unknown soldier of World War I buried

1922 - November 26: Archaeologist Howard Carter finds tomb of Tutankhamen near Luxor, Egypt

1923 - August 2: President Harding dies; August 3: Vice President Calvin Coolidge is sworn into office as president

1924 - February 3: Former President Woodrow Wilson dies; November 4: Calvin Coolidge is elected President

1925 - October 2: Scottish inventor John Baird invents the first form of a television

1927 - First talking movie, The Jazz Singer released; May 20: Spirit of St. Louis and pilot Charles Lindbergh land in Paris

1928 - September 19: First Mickey Mouse talking film, Steamboat Willie, released by Walt Disney; November 6: Herbert Hoover elected President

1929 - October 24: Start of the Stock Market Crash



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To: SoldierDad

Good evening, SD....how did your day go?


401 posted on 05/23/2007 11:18:32 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thank you Kathy for this tribute to a very brave hero. May his family find comfort in our Lord and Saviour.


402 posted on 05/23/2007 11:19:00 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Father of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier fighting the terrorists in the Triangle of Death)
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To: AmericanInfidel0; vigilante2

Thank you, David, for your service to our country.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.


403 posted on 05/23/2007 11:19:16 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

It went by too slowly. Jeremy sent an email today. This was in response to one I sent yesterday letting him know that we were extremely worried as he had not sent any word for a very long time. His email didn’t say much more than he was fine and things were heating up there. I feel much relieved, but still worried.


404 posted on 05/23/2007 11:20:51 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Father of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier fighting the terrorists in the Triangle of Death)
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To: AZamericonnie

Thanks, AZ, for the red, white, and blue tribute.


405 posted on 05/23/2007 11:21:30 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: SoldierDad; MostHatedSkin13; PsyberAce

Thanks, Robert, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

Thanks also to Jeremy and Daynnis.
Prayers for your safety and success as well.


406 posted on 05/23/2007 11:23:16 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: SoldierDad

Good! Even tho you didn’t get as much info as you would have liked, I’m glad you at least heard from him. Prayers continue for all your “kids”.


407 posted on 05/23/2007 11:37:51 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: SandRat

Welcome home, USS Mason, welcome home!!


408 posted on 05/23/2007 11:39:38 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: SandRat

Welcome home, USS Dwight D Eisenhower, welcome home!!


409 posted on 05/23/2007 11:41:53 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Jade Falcon; LadyHawk; SouthernHawk

Thank you, Jade Falcon, for helping keep us free.


410 posted on 05/23/2007 11:42:56 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thank you. Just knowing he’s okay was enough for now. I know that there is a lot happening over there and that they have to remain focused on their jobs. I can be patient for more information.


411 posted on 05/23/2007 11:48:19 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Father of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier fighting the terrorists in the Triangle of Death)
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To: SoldierDad

Keep the faith and God Bless.


412 posted on 05/23/2007 11:50:41 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (Keelhauling is a sensible solution to mutiny.)
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To: SoldierDad
Good morning, SoldierDad.
Prayers for Robert, Daynnis, Jeremy and their
fellow soldiers as they take on the day.


Casting Crowns ~ Praise You In This Storm


413 posted on 05/23/2007 11:56:20 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: BIGLOOK
Wanna turn?


414 posted on 05/24/2007 12:00:25 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

You know you are killin’ me, here. I went to the Chinese Buffet, today, and their dessert rolls (which I always love) were blah.

To make your own, open a roll of those canned biscuits, use scissors to cut each biscuit in half, drop them in hot oil, and then drop them in a paper bag with sugar and cinnamon and shake. They are to die for.


415 posted on 05/24/2007 12:11:52 AM PDT by yorkie
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To: tongue-tied

Thank you, tongue-tied, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.


416 posted on 05/24/2007 2:13:01 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: blackie; Jet Jaguar; Jack Deth; txradioguy; tongue-tied; E.G.C.; Laurita; SoldierDad; Allegra; ...



417 posted on 05/24/2007 2:14:32 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Good morning Kathy.


418 posted on 05/24/2007 2:16:08 AM PDT by Pusterfuss (Proud member: Minnesotans for Global Warming)
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To: AZamericonnie

Good Morning Connie.{{{HUGS}}}

Awesome thread.


419 posted on 05/24/2007 2:17:30 AM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops,Allies and our President GW!!!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Good morning Ma.{{{HUGS}}}


420 posted on 05/24/2007 2:20:00 AM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman (Proudly supporting our Troops,Allies and our President GW!!!)
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