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Old-Time Monarchs Pikers Mary Man Today Lives in Luxury
A Smithsonian bulletin notes mass production and machinery raise living standards beyond ancient kings. The piece contrasts slaves and power with modern comforts, cites autos per 12 Americans, and foresees Ford’s glue and formaldehyde building materials. Includes ants caste biology and a digression on handsome men in divorce.
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Smithsonian Institution
Haverhill Gazette
Egypt
Bagdad
Japan
Syria
Brasil
Norway
Henry Ford