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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
2
Wanted men or women for sales work in Home territory. Must have Ford or other conveyance. Free training and liberal commissions. Apply Geo. F. Cram Co., 32 E. Georgia St., Indianapolis. Advertisement.
A neighbor angrily warns another to keep bees out of the garden threatening to shoot if the insects intrude. The crude exchange captures a tense suburban dispute and illustrates fiery tempers over pest control.
Joe Bostock builders of the Misso ubi railroad are killed in a muskeg crossing. Wilton Carruthers survives with a broken arm and confesses love to Molly McDonald who saves him from the swamp. Bowyer, rival to Bostock, insults Molly and Carruthers strikes back. Molly vows to marry Carruthers and accompany him to Clayton for a crucial meeting.
Wilton Carruthers and Molly McDonald head to Clayton to honor Joe Bostock’s funeral as tensions rise with Bowyer and local police. He pressures officials to delay news of Joe’s death to protect Bostock’s interests while confronting hostile Sergent Peters and Constable Myers on their Pas route. Molly vows support and Jules remains loyal, guarding Joe’s coffin.
A fragment notes a death tied to a conflict over space for new trouble and a character named Molly who could not be refused. The tone suggests a somber, understated outcome within a possibly domestic or small community scene.
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