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VOLUME 11

NO. 1: MARCH 1912

1

Les Frimines – Mr. & Mrs Harry J. Freeman Bio

3

A Little Combination By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward

3

Mind Reading Idea By Russell

3

The World Of Magic

4

– Chicago Magicians’ Club B.L. Gilbert

5

– Boston Notes S. Wilson Bailey

5

– London Letter Albert Lewis

5

– Odds And Ends Clarence T. Hubbard

6

– Kobb’s Comments

6

– Washington, D.C. News Chas. S. Eby

6

– Baltimore News John Dewitz

6

– Cleveland Notes Grdina

7

– Magic In Nashville T.J. Crawford

7

– Columbus, O. News E. Carson Blair (Kona Byata)

7

– Society Of Professional Magicians J.E. Pierce

7

– San Francisco Magic News Syril Dusenberry

7

– S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner

8

The Easy Path To Wizardom By De Vega

8

– The Mystic Pills

8

– The Climbing Ring

8

The Bottomless Glass By H.A. Robinson

9

The Editor’s Page

10

Literature

11

Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott

11

– The “Clean” Color Change

11

Flying Aces By H. Smith

11

The Paper Hens By Glenn Ellsworth Engstrom

12

Is Magic A Science? By Oscar S. Teale

13

To Load The Tube For The Color Change By Russell

14

NO. 2: APRIL 1912

21

A Method Of Working The Diminishing Cards By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward

23

Dunninger’s Improved Table top By The Mysterious Dunninger

23

Did It Ever Occur To You By De Bon

23

The World Of Magic

24

– Providence, R.I. News J.H. Percival

24

– Baltimore News John H. DeWitz

25

– Buffalo, N.Y. News J.P. Oruson

25

– Detroit Items R.W. Augustine

25

– Society Of Professional Magicians J.E. Pierce

25

– Pittsburgh, Pa., Letter Harrison

25

– Chicago Magicians’ Club B.L. Gilbert

25

– Demon’s Club Notes – Baltimore Louis E. Shilling

26

– Columbus, O., Notes E.E. Blair

26

– Dundee Society Of Magicians A.R. Small

26

– London Letter Yelmah

26

– English Letter Fred Sinclair

27

– Spotlights Clarence T. Hubbard

27

– S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner

28

– S.A.M. 4th Annual Vaudeville

28

Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott

29

– Slice Of Ham

29

– Uncle, Did you Let Them Fall? Cartoon

29

A Good Trick Worth Copying By W.D. Leroy

29

Editor’s Page

30

Literature

31

Russell’s Levitation Lift Russell

31

The Easy Path To Wizardom By De Vega

31

– Rapid Transit Of The Kings And Sevens

31

To Name Card Thought Of And Reveal Its Position In Pack

32

The Adhesive Cards And Handkerchief

32

Too Much for Magic

32

Prof. Mist Cartoon

33

Blair’s Mystic Production E. Carson Blair

33

NO. 3: MAY 1912

41

A Suggestion Regarding Adrian Plate’s “Great Poker Trick” By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward

43

A Simple Handkerchief Production By Royal Scott

43

Had He Said Yes Joke

43

The World Of Magic

44

– Boston Notes S. Willson Bailey

44

– Buffalo, N.Y., News J.P. Ornson

44

– The Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians

44

– San Francisco Notes H. Syril Dusenbery

44

– Kobb’s Komments

45

– Society Of Detroit Magicians R.W. Augustine

45

– London Letter Yelmah

45

– Society Of Twin City Magicians F.H. Ford

45

– Hartford Items Clarence T. Hubbard

46

– Boston Items Leroy

46

– Demon’s Club Notes- Baltimore

46

– Chicago Magicians’ Club Entertainment Report B.L. Gilbert

46

– Society Of Professional Magicians J.E. Pierce

47

– Philadelphia Notes J.E. Pierce

47

– The Yogi Club Of Philadelphia Magicians Gustave L. Bohn

47

– Columbus, O., Notes E. Carson Blair

47

– Baltimore News J.H. DeWitz

47

– S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner

48

Literature

48

Twists Of Fancy Lionel Scott

39

– A New Color Change

49

“4 Get It” Comments

49

A New Method Of Working The Dye Tube By Dr. Ford B. Rogers

49

Card To Coin By George Troseth

49

Production Of Thimble

49

The Editor’s Page

50

Further Discussion Of Magic By V.K.Allison

51

The Easy Path To Wizardom By De Vega

52

– Cards, Handkerchier And A Mistake

52

Triple Thought Waves

52

Spirit Ball And Plates By J. Edward Stewart

52

Conjuring Is The Most Honest Of All Professions By G.G. Laurems

53

Billiard Ball Production By C.F. Eason

53

Do You Know? By H. Syril Dusenbery

53

Sitio! (I Am Thirsty) By Max Cadet

54

Easy Life By Van Gilder

54

The Superior Rising Cards By Charles Neil Smith

55

NO. 4: JUNE 1912

61

Mr. T.V. Twinning Bio

63

Dunninger’s New Servante By The Mysterious Dunninger

63

Changing And Multiplying Silk By H. Smith

63

The World Of Magic

64

– Just Think Of It

65

– Chicago Magicians’ Club B.L. Gilbert

66

– Society Twin City Magicians F.H. Ford

66

– Demons’ Club Notes Baltimore

66

– Society Of Detroit Magicians R.W. Augustine

57

– London Letter Yelmah

67

– S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner

67

– S.A.M. Banquet

68

Literature

69

A Useful Wand By John H. Wewitz

69

The Editor’s Page

70

Further Discussion Of Magic By V.K. Allison

70

Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott

71

– The Scott-Burgoyne Combination Box

71

An Old Trick, “The Dyeing Tube,” With A Few Variations By Tom C. Bonney

71

The Ne-Kro-Mancer Man (Poem) By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward

72

The Quick And The Dead By Mantell

73

Magical Suggestions By R. Carson Blair (Kona Byata)

74

– The Mysterious Cornucopia

74

Reciprocity With A Card And Handkerchief By G.V. Long

74

NO. 5: JULY 1912

81

John T. Halloran (Slygo) Bio

83

Uncle Feelix’s Correspondence Column Satire

83

The Mysterious Clock By Edwin Bloom

83

The World Of Magic

84

– Baltimore Demons Club Notes Louis E. Shilling

84

– Hartford Notes C.T. Hubbard

85

– Buffalo, N.Y., News J.P. Ornson

85

– Cleveland Notes Grdina

85

– Boston Notes W.D. Leroy

86

– London Letters Yelmah

86

– Chicago Magicians’ Club Report B.L.Gilbert

86

Literature

87

Ellison Collection Picture

87

Electric Magic By H. Syril Dusenbery

88

– Rising Cards

88

My Chinese Combination By Bradley M. Fischer

88

A Little Illusionary Act By Wilford Hutchinson

89

A Suggestion Heger

89

The Editor’s Page

90

Further Discussion Of Magic By Van Allison

90

Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott

91

– The Scott-Burgoyne Combination Box

91

Opening For Handkerchief Manipulation Act By C.F. Eason

91

The Easy Path To Wizardom By De Vega

92

– The Mystic Card And Envelope

92

The Obedient Tube By H. Syril Dusenbery

93

Eco de Paris A Blanche

93

NO. 6: AUGUST 1912

101

James L. Barton (El Barto) Bio

103

Uncle Feelix’s Correspondence Column Satire

103

The Magician’s Garden By Bradley M. Fischer

103

The World Of Magic

104

– San Francisco Notes Syril Dusenbery

104

– Madison, Wis., News Oswald Krueger

104

– Cleveland, O., Notes

105

– London Letter Yelmah

105

– English News Fred Sinclair

106

– S.A.M. Report

106

Literature

106

A Point To Hertz

107

Improvement On Keller Growth Of Flowers By R.De Shong

107

The Accommodating Table By V.K. Allison

107

Another Hat Loading Device By V.K. Allison

108

A Good Parlor Trick By D.W. O’Neil

108

The Concealed Name Discovered By Orestes – A.B. Senter

108

Is Magic Dead? By G.G. Laurens

109

Drum Head Tube And Cassette With Borrowed Marked Handkerchief By Mahatma (W.H. Mason)

109

The Editor’s Page

110

Magic As An Education By C.F. Eason

110

Dog Lands Prisoner

110

Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott

111

– The Myth

111

– One To Five

111

– The Nymph

111

The Easy Path To Wizardom By De Vega

112

– Transportation Extraordinary

112

The Invisible Guide

112

The Invisible Servante By Wilford Hutchinson

113

Chosen Cards Rise From An Examined Card Case By Slygo

113

No Place For A Magician

113

Electric Magic By H. Syril Dusenbery

113

A Novel Idea For The Miser’s Dream By Sheldon Simms

115

Shower Of Silks By Harold Smith

115

Dunninger’s Demon Wine Glass By The Mysterious Dunninger

115

A New Method Of Production By Henry G. Golden

116

NO. 7: SEPTEMBER 1912

William Benjamin Caulk Bio

123

Uncle Feelix’s Correspondence Column Satire

123

The World Of Magic

124

– Los Angeles News John Stathem

124

– Society Professional MagiciansJ.E. Pierce

125

– Boston Items Sam Bailey

125

– Hartford Items C.T. Hubbard

125

– Chicago Magicians’ Club B.L. Gilbert

125

– San Francisco H. Syril Dusenbery

126

– Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians

126

– London Letter Yelmah

126

– Buffalo, N.Y., News J.P. Ornson

126

– Rhode Island Society Of Magicians Leon Sylvian

127

– Cleveland Notes Grdina

127

– English Letter Fred Sinclair

127

Suggestions by Clarence T. Hubbard

128

Current Literature

128

Anent The Spirit Paintings By A.M. Wilson, M.D.

129

A Good Handkerchief Change By Henry G.Golden

129

The Editor’s Page

130

Twists Of Fancy by Lionel Scott

131

– The Tramp Magician

131

– The Transpsition

131

– The One Handkerchief Color Change

131

Antonio Molini Obit

131

The Easy Path To Wizardom By De Vega

132

– The Atmospheric Knot

132

– The Mystic Revelation

132

– The Magnetic Knife

132

A Novel Combination By Tom C. Bonney

132

A Novel Die Vanish By The Mystgerious Dunninger

133

Novum Experimentum! By Van Allison

133

A Home-Made Table By Roy E. Burke

134

A Few Sleights By Wm. Braun & Thomas O’Connell

134

Electric Magic By H. Syril Dusenbery

135

NO. 8: OCTOBER 1912

141

Sung Chaun Li Bio

143

Uncle Feelix’s Correspondence Column Satire

143

The World Of Magic

144

– El Barto’s Route

144

– Great Raymond Secured by Cort

144

– Buffalo, N.Y., News J.P.

144

– Society Professional Magicians J.E.Pierce

145

– Rhode Island Society Of Magicians Leon Sylvian

145

– Here And There Clarence T. Hubbard

145

– San Francisco Notes H. Syril Dusenbery

146

– The Pacific Coast Society Of Magicians

146

– London