One Way Out Chapter XIV Chapter on Living Frugally
In this memoir excerpt the narrator argues pioneers adapt to hardship with a lean lifestyle. Ruth, the boy, and the speaker detail a May budget totaling 12.75 for food and supplies, half the usual clothes cost, and strict care of apparel. They compare old time stores to modern provision houses, urging simple, abundant fare over costly variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
California
New England
Alaska
Ruth
Wayin
Uth
Billy
From Tenement Comforts to Foreman Duties in Ditch Work
The narrator reflects on choosing a simple life in a crowded tenement, enjoying room for all, a kitchen living space, and open windows. He details skill gains in bricklaying, mortar work, and crow bar handling, his rise to foreman, and how his practical results earned recognition apart from any favors.
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Rafferty
Anton
Robert Burns Poet of Nature and National Genius
The essay praises Robert Burns for infusing nature and humanity into poetry. It contrasts country life with city living and argues Burns shaped Scottish national character, linking his verses to national life and identity from Alloway to Dumfries. It frames Burns as Scotia's darting star and a symbol of independent struggle.
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Burns
Tellers
John Knox
Alloway
Edinburgh
Dumfries
Scotia
What Scotland Owes to Burns
The article lauds Robert Burns as the interpreter and restorer of Scotland’s nationality, linking his poetry to peasant life, national spirit, and historic figures like Wallace and Bruce. It recounts a Crimean War anecdote where a British gun, Jenny, duelled with a Russian gun, yielding a comic demonstration of skill before hostilities resumed.
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Burns
Scotland
Wallace
Bruce
Scott
Daniel Lysons
Sebastopol
Musshin
Confusion of Names of Commercial Woods
The article argues that widespread misnaming of timber species harms trade. It highlights Africa and Central America woods mislabeled as mahogany and cocobola, noting over fifty mahogany entries and many cedar rosewood satin and other woods. It warns that as forests expand, importers will add more substitutes, deepening the confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desert
Ocean
West Africa
England
United States
Central America
Great Britain
Tropics
Africa
South America
Ronewood
Costs of Flags for the Navy Revealed in Detail
A historical report details the navy flag program with numbers on flags per ship, costs of emblems from foreign nations, and a Brooklyn yard operation. It notes a $60,000 yearly expense, 43 foreign flags per ship, and an embroidery process including the President’s flag.
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United States Navy
Navy
Uncle Sam
Brooklyn Navy Yard
United States
San Salvador
Belching
Republic
China
Costa Rica
Uncle
Sam
Effort to Protect Purchasers From Fake Sandalwood and Woods
Workers push toward a branch of work aimed at distinguishing genuine sandalwood rosewood or mahogany from spurious substitutes. The plan hopes to safeguard buyers by ensuring authentic specified timbers and preventing counterfeits.
Chinese view of millinery in Western fashion
A Chinese gentleman explains to an Englishman that Chinese wives are forbidden by their families to follow Western hat fashions to avoid ruin. He claims the ban helps prevent European husbands from becoming harried and many young men from marrying due to hat costs.
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Dick and Me
Boy
Robert Burns
Taith
Theodore ‘Roosevelt
Harper's Weekly
Tie
Ife
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