The author calls miss lottie’s house "the most ramshackle of all our ramshackle homes." it has "rickety frame siding," and is a "gray, rotting thing with no porch." also, miss lottie’s "queer-headed son" sitting on a "squeaky rocking chair" adds to the setting. what can the reader infer based on this description?

The term ramshackle seems to infer that the houses in the neighborhood are not in tip top shape , so the neighborhood consists of people who are not financially elevated. But Miss Lottie's home is the worst of them all. It's old and unkept. Which could suggest that Miss Lottie herself is old.

not concrete, existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence

journalism is the gathering, organizing, and distribution of news -- to include feature stories and commentary -- through the wide variety of print and non-print media outlets. it is not a recent phenomenon, by any means; the earliest reference to a journalistic product comes from rome circa 59 b.c., when news was recorded in a circular called the acta diurna. it enjoyed daily publication and was hung strategically throughout the city for all to read, or for those who were able to read.