Inventor Kulparker and the Automatic Balloon Disaster
A quirky tale recounts Kulparker's quest to use a compressed air balloon armed with dynamite for war. After trials in Cuba fail, he joins rebels with General Carambo, faces mutiny and a burst balloon, and narrowly escapes. He returns to Florida by lugger, while Spain seeks his body and the US hunts him.
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Elijah
Kulparker
Lie
Ime
Smiley
Microscopical Journal
Malaga
Spain
Humanity
Whitlparker
New York
Europe
Major Kotanzes
Kotanzes
Cuba
Ware
Cubs
Carambo
Catambo
Carauibo
Florida Sands
United States
Panthers and a Vermonter in Powers Studio
In Washington, Hiram Powers worked on a crouching panther when a Green Mountains visitor lingered, blocking the studio and filling the air with dust. The man finally left, complimenting the sculptor with a Vermont quip, and later supplied strong model ideas.
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Hiram Powers
Washington
Central Park
New York Times
Mr. Powers
Green Mountains
Vermont
Humorous Courtroom Anecdotes From Cockburn to Curran
A vivid survey of courtroom humor shows how witnesses with limited intellect or mistimed words sparked laughter. Examples include Lord Cockburn quizzing a Scots witness about Sampson and a snuff moment that broke the court, plus Canadian parallels and a rebellion era servant’s oath misunderstanding.
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Lord Cockburn
Sampson
Allence
Cockburn
John Sampson
Canada
Mr. X
Lie
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Detroit Tribune
Curran
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