Carl - I know what losing a pet feels like - Sorry Nanook had to be put down ----In our newspaper story about a grooming place that had dryer attached to cage where dog was being dried -- it caught on fire - it was an Oster dryer and the owner of the dog is trying to get them outlawed - there also was hair in the dryer - the owner was bathing another dog while the dog who burned was being dry - she is sorry but she still claims she will continure to use the dryer - her business is slacking off - I wonder why -------------Marie G

Hi Guys, I have been lurking aaaround but not feeling well. I had a Dodge Ram truck hit my gas tank, snaped off my wheel and messed up my bumper and peeled a lot of my metal on my car in that area. It was a hit and run. This guy even came back to the scene of the crime and on his 2 nd. time the police man was their to arrest him. He had his kids in this truck and his wife---I guess, Uem in my rear view mirror and then I looked again and he was gone. When they finally got him the Police went to his home and the kids and his wife said he hit me. To this day the guy denies it . He ran a stop sign and he looked loke he was going right at the sign and instead he suddenly made a sharp turn to the left I couldn't get over any further I also heard him put on the gas then he got me. Thank God I am OK. It was almost like I was in a bubble of protection. Either way I am taking the check to put down for a car for my son. He also has money of his own. Our credit is not all that great but God will provide a car. Also after the accident my friend I use to go to church with is giving me her Mini-Van on Aug 8th. Every thing has been fixed in the van so it will be like a new one. It is 1995 Dodge Caravan.. I am now waiting for the adjuseter to look at my car. I am going to see a Chiropractor this week. Will keep everyone posted. Please pray. If you all do not hear from me in the next 2 weeks someone please call me at: 704-599-4644 Talk Soon, Robin PS: My kidney is doing better but I will probably have to be on another round of Antibiotics. -------Original Message------- From: Franor Date: 07/12/04 22:04:16 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Re: [NJ-Memories] Back On Carl. Glad you're here again. I was so sorry to hear about your Nanook. He was a big handsome guy. You were lucky to have him that long. We tend to become very attached to our pets. I hope you have him in front of your porch so he can see his woods and lake. You can also talk to him. Hope your Mom does well tomorrow. T ell us about the Holly Project in Jersey and how much has been done. Luv from NC, Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 5:04 PM Subject: Re: Re: [NJ-Memories] Back On > Hi Y'all, > > I took a week off from my busy schedule and am in Filthadelphia today visiting my kids, Mom goes in the hospital for tests tomorrow so she wanted me to come and help for a few days just happens that the Holly interim board meeting is Friday in Millville too so combined everything. If y'all haven't heard I had to put down my ole friend Nanook, my companion for 18 years. Believe you me it was one of the hardest things I ever had to do but I couldn't see him suffer any longer, he went into convulsions and stopped breathing. Well that's it from here, I'll be in Jersey tomorow. > > Carl > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Franor > Sent: 7/12/2004 10:15:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NJ-Memories] Back On > > > Diesel tater, > > Can't remember all that car stuff. I had my car, just before the war, > > heater no radio. I do remember my Dad's car with the rumble seat, and I > > froze sitting back there. Used to love it in the summer time when we went > > to Bertrands Island, Budd's Lake or Butler's Park. Remember those times > > Pat? > > I guess you're happy back in the Mts. but we got hit with lightening > > somewhere last night and had no PC or the channel with Nascar on, flipped > > Frank on that. > > Glad to see some folks back on. Kitt are you going to the Banks this > > year? Where is Ann? I have heard from Carl, his busy time now. > > ST. Norma > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 7:09 AM > > Subject: Re: [NJ-Memories] Back On > > > > > > > In a message dated 7/10/04 12:01:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > [email protected] > > > writes: > > > > > > > > > > Thank the Lord we have air conditioning. > > > > I remember up to 25 yrs ago no air. We used fans and brought in the > > cool > > > > air inthe morning then shut the blinds ect. and didn't open up till > > supper > > > > time. > > > > > > Norma, > > > Your right, what did we do before A/C? Rememner when you brought a > > new > > > car, and the salesman would ask you if you wanted a heater, or radio > > installed > > > in it? I remember when some cars had gasoline heater's in them. I also > > remember > > > having to put your name on the list to get a new car right at the end > > of the > > > WW2, and having to wait a year to get it. Anyone remember when some > > crack pot > > > came out with a air conditioner that you put ice cub's in one side, > > and there > > > was a fan on the other side? Diesel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Carl. Glad you're here again. I was so sorry to hear about your Nanook. He was a big handsome guy. You were lucky to have him that long. We tend to become very attached to our pets. I hope you have him in front of your porch so he can see his woods and lake. You can also talk to him. Hope your Mom does well tomorrow. T ell us about the Holly Project in Jersey and how much has been done. Luv from NC, Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 5:04 PM Subject: Re: Re: [NJ-Memories] Back On > Hi Y'all, > > I took a week off from my busy schedule and am in Filthadelphia today visiting my kids, Mom goes in the hospital for tests tomorrow so she wanted me to come and help for a few days just happens that the Holly interim board meeting is Friday in Millville too so combined everything. If y'all haven't heard I had to put down my ole friend Nanook, my companion for 18 years. Believe you me it was one of the hardest things I ever had to do but I couldn't see him suffer any longer, he went into convulsions and stopped breathing. Well that's it from here, I'll be in Jersey tomorow. > > Carl > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Franor > Sent: 7/12/2004 10:15:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NJ-Memories] Back On > > > Diesel tater, > > Can't remember all that car stuff. I had my car, just before the war, > > heater no radio. I do remember my Dad's car with the rumble seat, and I > > froze sitting back there. Used to love it in the summer time when we went > > to Bertrands Island, Budd's Lake or Butler's Park. Remember those times > > Pat? > > I guess you're happy back in the Mts. but we got hit with lightening > > somewhere last night and had no PC or the channel with Nascar on, flipped > > Frank on that. > > Glad to see some folks back on. Kitt are you going to the Banks this > > year? Where is Ann? I have heard from Carl, his busy time now. > > ST. Norma > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 7:09 AM > > Subject: Re: [NJ-Memories] Back On > > > > > > > In a message dated 7/10/04 12:01:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > [email protected] > > > writes: > > > > > > > > > > Thank the Lord we have air conditioning. > > > > I remember up to 25 yrs ago no air. We used fans and brought in the > > cool > > > > air inthe morning then shut the blinds ect. and didn't open up till > > supper > > > > time. > > > > > > Norma, > > > Your right, what did we do before A/C? Rememner when you brought a > > new > > > car, and the salesman would ask you if you wanted a heater, or radio > > installed > > > in it? I remember when some cars had gasoline heater's in them. I also > > remember > > > having to put your name on the list to get a new car right at the end > > of the > > > WW2, and having to wait a year to get it. Anyone remember when some > > crack pot > > > came out with a air conditioner that you put ice cub's in one side, > > and there > > > was a fan on the other side? Diesel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Hi Y'all, I took a week off from my busy schedule and am in Filthadelphia today visiting my kids, Mom goes in the hospital for tests tomorrow so she wanted me to come and help for a few days just happens that the Holly interim board meeting is Friday in Millville too so combined everything. If y'all haven't heard I had to put down my ole friend Nanook, my companion for 18 years. Believe you me it was one of the hardest things I ever had to do but I couldn't see him suffer any longer, he went into convulsions and stopped breathing. Well that's it from here, I'll be in Jersey tomorow. Carl ----- Original Message ----- From: Franor Sent: 7/12/2004 10:15:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NJ-Memories] Back On > Diesel tater, > Can't remember all that car stuff. I had my car, just before the war, > heater no radio. I do remember my Dad's car with the rumble seat, and I > froze sitting back there. Used to love it in the summer time when we went > to Bertrands Island, Budd's Lake or Butler's Park. Remember those times > Pat? > I guess you're happy back in the Mts. but we got hit with lightening > somewhere last night and had no PC or the channel with Nascar on, flipped > Frank on that. > Glad to see some folks back on. Kitt are you going to the Banks this > year? Where is Ann? I have heard from Carl, his busy time now. > ST. Norma > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 7:09 AM > Subject: Re: [NJ-Memories] Back On > > > > In a message dated 7/10/04 12:01:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] > > writes: > > > > > > > Thank the Lord we have air conditioning. > > > I remember up to 25 yrs ago no air. We used fans and brought in the > cool > > > air inthe morning then shut the blinds ect. and didn't open up till > supper > > > time. > > > > Norma, > > Your right, what did we do before A/C? Rememner when you brought a > new > > car, and the salesman would ask you if you wanted a heater, or radio > installed > > in it? I remember when some cars had gasoline heater's in them. I also > remember > > having to put your name on the list to get a new car right at the end > of the > > WW2, and having to wait a year to get it. Anyone remember when some > crack pot > > came out with a air conditioner that you put ice cub's in one side, > and there > > was a fan on the other side? Diesel > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Diesel tater, Can't remember all that car stuff. I had my car, just before the war, heater no radio. I do remember my Dad's car with the rumble seat, and I froze sitting back there. Used to love it in the summer time when we went to Bertrands Island, Budd's Lake or Butler's Park. Remember those times Pat? I guess you're happy back in the Mts. but we got hit with lightening somewhere last night and had no PC or the channel with Nascar on, flipped Frank on that. Glad to see some folks back on. Kitt are you going to the Banks this year? Where is Ann? I have heard from Carl, his busy time now. ST. Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 7:09 AM Subject: Re: [NJ-Memories] Back On > In a message dated 7/10/04 12:01:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] > writes: > > > > Thank the Lord we have air conditioning. > > I remember up to 25 yrs ago no air. We used fans and brought in the cool > > air inthe morning then shut the blinds ect. and didn't open up till supper > > time. > > Norma, > Your right, what did we do before A/C? Rememner when you brought a new > car, and the salesman would ask you if you wanted a heater, or radio installed > in it? I remember when some cars had gasoline heater's in them. I also remember > having to put your name on the list to get a new car right at the end of the > WW2, and having to wait a year to get it. Anyone remember when some crack pot > came out with a air conditioner that you put ice cub's in one side, and there > was a fan on the other side? Diesel > > >

In a message dated 7/9/04 7:07:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Yes, we have come along way but are we really any better? > > Kittie in MD > Hi Kittie, I wonder that myself. Some has thing's have gotten a lot better, and some a lot worse. I believe most of us on here have lived during the very best of times. I don't believe any other generation has seen so many changes for the good in their lifetime. But the way thing's are going, I also believe we are getting ready to check out at the best of times. I don't want to be around to see the years to come. Diesel

In a message dated 7/9/04 9:10:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > FL sure is lightening capital of the world. Sunday they > had16,000 strikes in Orlando area. Can you believe that? Glad Diesel is > back.. > Hello every one.. Got to hit the covers so can get up early.. Catch you > soon.. Ol Jersybel > Hi Jersybel, I left Florida as soon as the rainy season started. I'll leave all of that for you full timers. I'll be back down when the first snow flack fall's in the Pocono's. Most folk's think lighting starts in the sky and comes down to hit the earth. It really starts on earth, and goes up. Sure don't look like it though. Diesel

In a message dated 7/10/04 12:01:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Thank the Lord we have air conditioning. > I remember up to 25 yrs ago no air. We used fans and brought in the cool > air inthe morning then shut the blinds ect. and didn't open up till supper > time. Norma, Your right, what did we do before A/C? Rememner when you brought a new car, and the salesman would ask you if you wanted a heater, or radio installed in it? I remember when some cars had gasoline heater's in them. I also remember having to put your name on the list to get a new car right at the end of the WW2, and having to wait a year to get it. Anyone remember when some crack pot came out with a air conditioner that you put ice cub's in one side, and there was a fan on the other side? Diesel

Worse part of this remembering is, I do. In the 30's everything was cheap, but so was our wages. I worked at the Level factory for 37cents an hr. Bread 15cents but what was the advantage, levels out today. Still would like to go back. I will say my hair got washed daily in the summer we swam in the Raritan River or at Lake Solitude. Winter? maybe best to forget. lol Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kittie Ennis Lane" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 6:12 PM Subject: [NJ-Memories] Re: July 4th 1904 > Yes, we have come along way but are we really any better? > > Kittie in MD > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "L&R Foster" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 8:39 AM > Subject: July 4th 1904 > > > > What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the U.S. statistics > for > > 1904: > > ============== > > The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years. > > Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub. > > Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. > > A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. > > There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved > > roads. > > The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. > > Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily > > populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, > > California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. > > The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower. > > The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents an hour. > > The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year. > > A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist > > $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and > > a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. > > More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home. > > Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education. Instead, > > they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press > > and by the government as "substandard." > > Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. > > Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. > > Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg > > yolks for shampoo. > > Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country > > for any reason. > > The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were: > > 1. Pneumonia and influenza > > 2. Tuberculosis > > 3.. Diarrhea > > 4. Heart disease > > 5. Stroke > > The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, > > and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. > > The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was 30!!! > > Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. > > There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. > > Two of 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all > > Americans had graduated high school. > > Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at > > corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the > > complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and > > bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." (Shocking!) > > Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time > > servant or domestic. > > There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S. > > And I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and > > sent it to you in a matter of seconds! Try to imagine what it may be like > in > > another 100 years . It staggers the mind. > > WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY. > > > > > > HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY 2004! > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Nice to see everyone back on our memories ..... I have been so busy with grands here from NH.. and in am they fly to NH.. Will miss the patter of little feet of 5 and 6 yr olds here. Swiming most days here at pool.. before the lightening storms. FL sure is lightening capital of the world. Sunday they had16,000 strikes in Orlando area. Can you believe that? Glad Diesel is back.. Hello every one.. Got to hit the covers so can get up early.. Catch you soon.. Ol Jersybel

I know how it is Marie. Been almost 2 months with this Lyme? or pain from falling. Whatever takes a lot out of you. Decided to check emails this morning before I went to Dr's and found out my cousin R. Trimmer had passed on. Good guy from High Bridge N.J. 80 yrs. old, a lot would remember him if they are on here. Worked at Exact Level and Tool after being in the Navy when 17. Makes one realize its just one more foot in. Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 5:29 PM Subject: [NJ-Memories] Re: NJ-MEMORIES-D Digest V04 #78 > Computer still knocks me off but I try and get through - very sad week last > and this week ---my daughter's MIL died - she was also my friend - Cancer took > her so quick - didn't even give her a chance --------I feel so down - shoulder > gives me trouble but am going for therapy next week - two sessions - I hope > it helps - night time is when I feel the pain most - I put a large pillow under > my arm while I watch TV and it does help - learned this from my first > introduction therapy session - I hope all is well and glad to see us back > ----------Marie G > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Computer still knocks me off but I try and get through - very sad week last and this week ---my daughter's MIL died - she was also my friend - Cancer took her so quick - didn't even give her a chance --------I feel so down - shoulder gives me trouble but am going for therapy next week - two sessions - I hope it helps - night time is when I feel the pain most - I put a large pillow under my arm while I watch TV and it does help - learned this from my first introduction therapy session - I hope all is well and glad to see us back ----------Marie G

Hi, Can you all believe I actually sent this email a long time ago---a week or more. Talk Soon, Robin -------Original Message------- From: Robin M. Stinson Date: 07/09/04 14:15:17 To: [email protected] Subject: [NJ-Memories] Hi This is a test Greetings every one. Did anyone receive a email from me recently? Let me know. Robin ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Saw your last email on Memories so they are coming thru. Guess you would say we miss Lee. She is the one that stirred things up. I look around and see the things she sent me, and I know how deeply I miss her. Glad of the new friends I now have off line or all would be very lonely. All is usually quiet, a tid bit and away they go. We need some men to come on again, kinda livens up the place. Let's see is Vernoy still in Morris co.? How's the farm in Orleans? I think we are all on looking at census records. Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin M Stinson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 7:08 PM Subject: [NJ-Memories] Hi This is a test > Greetings every one. Did anyone receive a email from me recently? Let me > know. > > Robin > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Hi All, I'm late responding. The big day here was July 1, Canada Day, but we didn't celebrate it. For the 4th of July I put out the U. S. flag, the Marine Corps flag, and two "Don't Tread On Me" Revolutionary War flags that are my personal favorites. It is very cold here on PEI. We have beewn into the low 70s only twice since returning from NJ in June. Yesterday when I went into town, natives and tourtist were all wearing winter coats with hoods up. Eileen and I just finished freezing 80 quarts of Spinach. Everything else will be late. While in NJ we visited the Twin Lights at Atlantic Highlands and Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook. That was the first time I had been at Fort Hancock since an open house at the end of WWII. Has anyone been there? Our son Matt and two other Marines are coming home this Saturday for a week before deployment to Iraq at the end of August. Miss hearing from everyone. Jim from Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Think not - in many ways! ----- Original Message ----- From: Kittie Ennis Lane To: L&R Foster ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 6:12 PM Subject: Re: July 4th 1904 Yes, we have come along way but are we really any better? Kittie in MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "L&R Foster" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 8:39 AM Subject: July 4th 1904 > What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the U.S. statistics for > 1904: > ============== > The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years. > Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub. > Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. > A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. > There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved > roads. > The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. > Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily > populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, > California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. > The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower. > The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents an hour. > The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year. > A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist > $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and > a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. > More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home. > Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education. Instead, > they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press > and by the government as "substandard." > Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. > Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. > Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg > yolks for shampoo. > Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country > for any reason. > The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were: > 1. Pneumonia and influenza > 2. Tuberculosis > 3.. Diarrhea > 4. Heart disease > 5. Stroke > The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, > and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. > The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was 30!!! > Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. > There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. > Two of 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all > Americans had graduated high school. > Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at > corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the > complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and > bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." (Shocking!) > Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time > servant or domestic. > There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S. > And I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and > sent it to you in a matter of seconds! Try to imagine what it may be like in > another 100 years . It staggers the mind. > WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY. > > > HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY 2004! > > ______________________________

Yes, we have come along way but are we really any better? Kittie in MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "L&R Foster" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 8:39 AM Subject: July 4th 1904 > What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the U.S. statistics for > 1904: > ============== > The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years. > Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub. > Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. > A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. > There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved > roads. > The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. > Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily > populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, > California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. > The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower. > The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents an hour. > The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year. > A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist > $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and > a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. > More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home. > Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education. Instead, > they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press > and by the government as "substandard." > Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. > Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. > Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg > yolks for shampoo. > Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country > for any reason. > The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were: > 1. Pneumonia and influenza > 2. Tuberculosis > 3.. Diarrhea > 4. Heart disease > 5. Stroke > The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, > and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. > The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was 30!!! > Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. > There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. > Two of 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all > Americans had graduated high school. > Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at > corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the > complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and > bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." (Shocking!) > Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time > servant or domestic. > There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S. > And I forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and > sent it to you in a matter of seconds! Try to imagine what it may be like in > another 100 years . It staggers the mind. > WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY. > > > HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY 2004! > > ______________________________

Hi, See we are all here just vegitating. Me I am doing the emails this morning, mostly we tend to write off line. I am going full bore into genealogy the next month, as long as the eyes let me. I get all kinds of lights and then thats it. Here in Little River we are going to have 95 today and 96 tomorrow, unheard of this time of year. I was out watering my flowers and had to gasp for air. Thank the Lord we have air conditioning. I remember up to 25 yrs ago no air. We used fans and brought in the cool air inthe morning then shut the blinds ect. and didn't open up till supper time. Tater if you go to Trenton, I do have a favor. I need info I can't get on here. Happy Fourth to all us lerkers, me included on here that truly don't want to lose each other. Dot I am going to update you since you are back on home ground> Too long a letter, sorry, SP Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 7:55 PM Subject: [NJ-Memories] Back On > Hi, > It worked, I'm back on Memories. Thanks all. Ellen sorry to hear your > working so hard. Can't say I blame you for not liking the middle trick. That's got > to be the worst. Marie, glad to hear your shoulder is feeling better. I hope > you get your computer up & running again. Robin, I wrote to you a few time's, > but the mail came back? I just checked your address again, and I only had > [email protected] I had c, and should be com. Sorry to hear your not > feeling well. Norma, are you taking your vitamin's? One cannot live on Sweet > tatters alone. Jerilyn, still praying for Christopher. I'm so glad to be back with > old friend's. I hope to hear from all the old time Memory folk's. Diesel > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Greetings every one. Did anyone receive a email from me recently? Let me know. Robin

Hi, I've missed you. My email address is: [email protected] Try this. Happy 4th to one and all. Remember my oldest son Matthew turns 18 on the 4th of July. Talk soon, Love to all Robin PS: Kidney is doing a little better today. God has been so good and has kept me for a long time. I will fill you all in if I have to go into the hospital or not. Robin -------Original Message------- From: [email protected] Date: 07/03/04 19:58:39 To: [email protected] Subject: [NJ-Memories] Back On Hi, It worked, I'm back on Memories. Thanks all. Ellen sorry to hear your working so hard. Can't say I blame you for not liking the middle trick. That s got to be the worst. Marie, glad to hear your shoulder is feeling better. I hope you get your computer up & running again. Robin, I wrote to you a few time's but the mail came back? I just checked your address again, and I only had [email protected] I had c, and should be com. Sorry to hear your not feeling well. Norma, are you taking your vitamin's? One cannot live on Sweet tatters alone. Jerilyn, still praying for Christopher. I'm so glad to be back with old friend's. I hope to hear from all the old time Memory folk's. Diesel ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237