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VOLUME 3

NO. 1: MARCH 1904

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Chicago, Mar. 15, 1904

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The Magician of the Month M. Inez

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The Pro and Con of Spiritualism By F.W. King Chapter IV

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Magicians Doings

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– Chicago

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– New York

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– Philadelphia

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– Detroit

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– St. Louis

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– Kansas City

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– Milwaukee

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– San Francisco

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– Omaha

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– Sioux City

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– Seattle

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– Los Angeles, Cal.

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– Cleveland

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– Auburn, N.Y.

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– Here and There

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– English Notes

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– Australia

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– Bengal, India

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Wrecks, Floods and Fires These With Steamboat Disasters Give Leon Herrmann an Exciting Tour

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The Subject of Talk Geo. H. Stippe

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Novel Sleights Old Tricks Made New

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– New Color Changing Handkerchief

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– The Mysterious Production Yogi Girindrashekhur

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– My Original Vest Servante Louis N. Miller

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– The full Dress Shirt L. Cohen

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– L. Cohen’s Wand Production

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– Penetrating Billiard Ball Prof. C.J. Hicks

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– Manipulation with Ten Cards Thos. J. Peters

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– Rising Card Trick Eugene Rosenblatt

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F. J. Peters Column

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– A Novel and Mystifying Cabinet

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To Vanish Many Coins L. Cohen

11

Book Notes A.M. Wilson, M.D.

11

An Item of Interest International Vaudeville Agency

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A Good Catch

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Our Letter Box

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The Society of American Magicians

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Stewart’s Column Magic As A Pastime.

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NO. 2: APRIL 1904

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Chicago, April 15, 1904

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Jumblets Edw. F. Conran

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The Magician of the Month Carl Herrmann

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– Carl Herrman Picture

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The Pro and Con of Spiritualism-by F.W.King Chapter V

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The Size of the St. Louis Exposition

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Magicians Doings

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– Chicago

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– New York

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– Boston

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– San Francisco

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– Cleveland

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– St. Louis

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– Fond Du Lac, Wis.

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– Philadelphia

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– Omaha

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– Detroit

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– Seattle, Washington

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– Lawrence, Kans.

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– Denver, Col

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– New Zealand

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– Foreign Notes

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– English Notes

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– Here and There

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Stewart’s Column Magic as a Profession

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Novel Sleights

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– Modern Match Manipulation Leonzo

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– Improved Hand Box Emil F. Schnaubelt, Amature Magician

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– Cohen’s Twin Vanishing Handkerchiefs

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– A New Second Sight Walter P. Werheim

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Modern Magic Geo. H. Stipp

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F.J. Peters Column

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– Incomparable Conjuring Box

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Some of the Superstitions Common to Stage Folks

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Book Notes A.M. Wilson, M.D.

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This Bell A Foe To Sleep

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Our Letter Box

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Antidote for Exposers Louis N. Miller

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The Society of American Magicians

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– S.A.M. Continued

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– S.A.M/ Continued

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NO. 3: MAY 1904

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Chicago, May 15, 1904

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Prestigiatory H.L. Davis

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One Exposer Converted

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An Amateurs’ Exchange Wanted

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Relieving Her Mind

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Eggsasperating

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The Magician of the Month L. Cohen

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The Pro and Con of Spiritualism-by F.W.King Chapter VI

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What He Really Didn’t See Emmett,The Mystic

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Magicians Doings

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– Chicago

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– Kansas City

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– Denver, Col.

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– San Francisco

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– Detroit

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– Cleveland

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– Philadelphia

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– Seattle

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– Boston

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– New Zealand

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– St. Louis

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– English Notes

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– Foreign Notes

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– Here and There

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Book Notes A.M. Wilson, M.D.

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Magic Among the Navajo and Pueblo Indians By the “Only” Valensin (Thos. J. Hope)

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What Constitutes an Expose Eugene P. Lecher

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Novel Sleights

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– Handkerchief Dyeing-A New Wrinkle T.J.Crawford

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– A New wrinkle for an Old Trick By Harry Whitely

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– New Card Production Clayton Wyatt

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– The Color Change Plume Victor, Emperor of Magic

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– The Changing Die L.N. Miller

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Our Letter Box

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An Australian Amateur’s Program J. Davis

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F.J. Peters Column

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NO. 4: JUNE 1904

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Chicago, June 15, 1904

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Jack Burch A Bankrupt

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The Magician of the Month Will Goldston

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The Society of American Magicians

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Spirit Photography

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Magicians Doings

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– Chicago

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– St. Louis

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– Seattle

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– Boston

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– New Zealand

49

– Detroit

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– Philadelphia

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– Denver, Col.

49

– Lawrence, Kans.

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– Here and There

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– English Notes

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– Foreign Notes

50

The “Story” or “Plot” in Magic Max Sterling

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Book Notes A.M. Wilson, M.D.

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It Was Dead East

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Our Letter Box

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Novel Sleights

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– Van Der Koor’s Hat Fake

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– The Journeying Card Emil F. Schnaubelt, Amateur magician

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– L. Cohen’s Goblet of Mystery

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– The Flying Block of Wood Robert Gifford

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F.J. Peters Column

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– “K”nobby Flag Production

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NO. 5: JULY 1904

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Chicago, July 15, 1904

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The Magician of the Month Harrison B. Davies

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The Pro and Con of Spiritualism-By F.W. King Chapter VII

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One About Bancroft

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Magicians Doings

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– Chicago

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– Kansas City

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– Denver, Col.

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– Seattle, Wash.

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– Detroit

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– Boston

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– New Zealand

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– St. Louis

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– Houston, Texas

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– Philadelphia

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– Here and There

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Book Notes A.M. Wilson, M.D.

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Notes From the Society of Detroit Magicians

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Strange Voices from the Grip Sack Matthew Dougans

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Keep A-Going

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Our Letter Box

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“No Sir, You’re Not the Man” Walter Meikeljohn Get a Shot When He Keeps and Engagement

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A Pack of Cards

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Re: Honest Criticism

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Novel Sleights

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– A Mysterious Card Effect John N.Hilliard

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– A New “Coin Through the Knee” Pass Leonzo

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– Card Through Hat Henry Whitely

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– To Pass a Coin from One Hand to Another C. Pearson Scott

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– Cohen’s Vanishing Coin

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Taken for a Shoplifter A Fine-Looking Old Man with a Score of Full Pockets

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Houdini’s Difficult Task Extraoridinary Scene at the Palace

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F.J. Peters Column

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– Magnetic Cards

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– Three Coin Pocket Trick

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Stewart’s Column

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– The Specialists of Magic

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NO. 6: AUGUST 1904

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Chicago, Aug. 15, 1904

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The Magician of the Month Prof. Chas. F. Hiestand

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Stewart’s Column

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– Magicians as Artists

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Notes from the Society of Detroit Magicians

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Magicians Doings

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– Chicago

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– Kansas City

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– Boston

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– St. Louis

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– Philadelphia

72

– Denver, Col.

72

– Australia

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– Detroit

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– Here and There

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– English Notes

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The Society of American Magicians

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Book Notes A.M. Wilson, M.D.

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Amateur’s Column F.R. Ogden

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– Three Ball Combination Russell “The Mystifier”

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– Now Watch Me Very Closely, Please Napsac

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Novel Sleights

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– Card from the Air-New Method C. Pearson Scott

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– A New Back Hand Palm Trick John Allen

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– A Step-Ladder Illusion Wm. Austin Russell, “The Mystifier”

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– L. Cohen’s New Crystal Target

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F.J. Peters Column

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Why People Buy Books

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Our Letter Box

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NO. 7: SEPTEMBER 1904

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Chicago, Sept. 15, 1904

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The Magician of the Month Marshall P. Wilder

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Has The Unlucky Thirteen It Figures Thirteen Times on a Quarter With Some Strange Combinations

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How Mark Twain Proposed

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A Magician’s Warning Fred J. Peters

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Magicians Doings

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– Chicago

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– St. Louis

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– Detroit

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– Philadelphia

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– Boston

84

– Lawrence, Kans

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– Denver, Col.

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– Herre and There

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– Australia

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– New Zealand

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– English Notes

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Book Notes A.M. Wilson, M.D.

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The Society of American Magicians

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Stage Wardrobe Woman

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Amateur’s Column F.R. Ogden

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– Poem J.C. Daniels

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– One From the “King of Kerchiefs” G.R. Waterman

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– Coin Change Gistave A. Domitz

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– To Produce a Quantity of Handkerchiefs T. Calvin Manor

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– Daniels’ Flying Handkerchief J.C. Daniels

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Novel Sleights

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– New Kling Klang Laurence H. Stone, Boy Conjurer

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– The Thorn Cards

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– The Card Clip

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