a photograph shows Ehrich Weiss an the age of 113 when he was a messenger boy for a department store in New york. He is a good-looking boy with a ready smile. At this age, he already seems to know how to get people' s attention. Ehrich was then living with his family on East 69th street. When he was 16, his father became ill and unable to work. Ehrich and his brothers worked ling hours at any job they could find. From the department store, Ehrich moved to a necktie factory.