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A speakeasy is an illegal operation that sold alcohol. One of the few ways people got their contraband.

Named speakeasy, to remind the customers to communicate quietly as not to alert the officials.

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Business transactions, shopping, profane language, gambling and selling of certain items were considered illegal to do on Sundays.

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By law, two exceptions during prohibition was restrictions of sales to minors and excise taxes on alcoholic products.

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If your speakeasy was discovered, you'd be given a fine of $1000, sentenced to jail for one year or both.

Bootleggers were fined $1000, and could serve up to 6 months in jail. Second offense would then be fined $2000, and up to 5 years in jail.

In general, the penalties were federal punishment, fines and unemployment.

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Under the law, pharmacists were able to sell alcohol for medicinal purposes. Bootleggers discovered this loophole, and the number of registered pharmacists tripled during the Prohibition Era.

Additionally, citizens were able to acquire alcohol for religious reasons. Due to this, enrollments rose in multiple religious places of worship, and countless people became registered rabbis to acquire wine for their congregations,

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Bootlegging was an illegal crime of making and transporting, distributing  or selling illicit goods, such as alcohol.  Some bootleggers would sell under the counter alcohol at pharmacies, and use grocery stores or ice cream trucks as a front to distribute contraband.

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After World War 1, Canadian homes were filled with several sources of entertainment, such as radios, music, dance and talking films.

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Post WW1, all Canadians wanted to do was celebrate and be joyous, feeling relieved that the war was finally over. They displayed their emotions through music and dance; specifically three dances, the Charleston, Tango and Waltz.

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A very popular dance that was fast paced and involved throwing of arms and legs.

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Older Canadians disapproved of these dances because they were inappropriate, and all they saw were young men and women wasting their time flinging about instead of working and being practical.

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Films in 1920 took a big leap towards revolution when they changed silent films into films with sound, and they added illusions or visual tricks.   Later in the years, they added colour and several other special effects.

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Fashion trends in the 1920's were chic and stylish and the whole shabang for women. One popular trend was the "Flapper" look - cute bobbed hair, hemlines above the knees, silk stockings and colourful dresses.

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Music in the 1920's kept civilians happy and upbeat; songs like "Happy Days Are Here Again" and "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" raised their spirits even higher. However, one of the most popular type of music was jazz - trendiest music that originated from African Americans.