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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1923
Page
23
Ancient filing cabinets designed for use with correspondence files in busy offices. Located midway between two desks with access from both sides, letting employees reach the files without rising. Each unit has steel panels with a 100-name address capacity per card.
An advertisement extols the Cantilever Shoe for its relaxed foot position. It claims to give ample room for muscle exercise and free circulation while fitting snugly but without binding the arch. The design likens its flexible arch to that of the human foot for comfortable support in walking, standing, or sitting.
London observers weigh a plan to let Ruhr industries resume normal output and share profits between German owners and allied reparations. The idea hinges on industrialists sustaining expansion while financing German and Allied obligations through steady disbursements, amid powerful but weakened Ruhr interests.
In London and Athens on June 2 the German mark hit a record low near 460,000 to the pound and 79,000 to the dollar as the Greek drachmite slumped to 128 to the pound. Banks faced a run amid currency turmoil while the national bank mobilized 4(0), ,000, 000 drachinae to assist distressed institutions. Bank of Commerce protectors were arrested for illicit exchange speculation.
Dr and Mrs Kincaid mark fifty years of marriage with a Tuesday reception at 123 Mast Merritts Avenue Atlanta. The Home Art Supply Co will close for a half holiday with forty employees joining the observance. Dr Kincaid, 76, presides over the firm with stores in Atlanta Macon and Columbus. He remains healthily active in sports and a longtime Cracker fan. Guests from Indiana include F M Griffith former congressman. The couple has two sons William Jr and J B and a daughter Nora, all active in the business.
Buster Keaton argues that child actors dominate moviedom explaining how youth talent fuels film drama. He cites Jackie Coogan as a standout and recalls his own family background in theater. He notes many child actors, influenced by parents, thrive in Hollywood studios and shape comedic style.
The article notes Aesop as the most quoted author worldwide, citing morals like Do not kill the goose that lays the golden egg and Look before you leap. It links Aesop’s fame to widespread editorial use and the film Fables. It also discusses traditional hospitality in Ireland and southern regions, contrasting past guest rooms and host duties with modern housing habits. A final reminiscence mentions Ring-around-the-Rosy as a surviving childhood dance tied to ancient rites.
The Georgia Securities Commission cites saving investors millions and reports a decline in failed licenses since 1920. It notes watchful licensing of new enterprises, use of blackboard quotations, and a focus on preventing illegal activities. It urges no par value stock, bonds by county and municipal officials, and reforms to building and loan laws to aid thrift and home building.
The state oil commission says most funds went to fraudulent promoters and much was lost to the state. They estimate that losses prevented are unknowable, but the policy saved Georgia millions. None of the 1920 licensed companies succeeded, leading to a ban on all such sales. In two years only ten oil companies were licensed, all Georgia owned under the 1912 law.
C D Hughes deputy sheriff Rabun County writes a letter praising Heroic Gum Remedy as a real preventative of pyorrhea. He claims his gums healed after using one bottle and recommends the mouthwash over others. Offered at 12 ounce bottle for $20 through Four druggists or by mail from Heroic Gum Remedy Co. Atlanta Ga.
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