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| VOLUME 10 |
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| NO. 1: MARCH 1911 | 1 |
| S.A.M. Masthead | 2 |
| Iona Bio | 3 |
| Dr. Hoston Explains | 3 |
| A Suggestion For The Rising Cards By V.K. Allison | 3 |
| A Good Opener by T.C. Bonney | 3 |
| Is It "I"? (Poem) By Charles Neil Smith | 3 |
| Two Magicians Starting At About The Same Time But In Different Fields Of Work Are Now At The Top | 4 |
| Laurant Picture | 4 |
| Flour And Water Trick By S.B. Blodgett | 5 |
| The World Of Magic | 6 |
| - Mystico's News | 7 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians | 7 |
| - S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 8 |
| - English Letter Fred Sinclair | 8 |
| - London Letter Harold Webbe | 9 |
| - Chicago Letter I.F. Halton | 9 |
| Editor's Page | 10 |
| - Editor's Page Continued | 11 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 12 |
| DeLand's Steel Ball Trick By Theodore L. DeLand, Jr. | 13 |
| An Easy Pass By Slygo | 13 |
| Improved Flagstaff By The Mysterious Dunninger | 14 |
| The Pass - Pro And Con By Slygo | 14 |
| The Spirit Guide By James L. Moran | 14 |
| Handkerchief Wand By W.A. Russell | 15 |
| Dunninger's Wands | 15 |
| Dunninger's Flag Wand By The Mysterious Dunninger | 16 |
| A Good Method For Firing Flash Paper By B.J.Pressman | 16 |
| First Suggestion for A Novelty Act (Cont. From Page 12) | 17 |
| Albini At The American Music Hall | 17 |
| Color Change In Glass (With Handkerchiefs) By L.B. Burrow | 17 |
| A Problem In Mathematics By George Troseth | 17 |
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| NO. 2: APRIL 1911 | 25 |
| John T. Greenwood Bio | 27 |
| The Game Of Life (Poem) By W.E. Till | 27 |
| S.A.M. Annual Banquet | 27 |
| Heard In The Wings | 27 |
| Thurston Cartoon | 27 |
| The Watch Or Ring Bottle Russell | 27 |
| The World Of Magic | 28 |
| - Hartford Notes | 29 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians G.F.Turner | 29 |
| - The Society World's Master Magicians Chicago | 29 |
| - Mystico's News | 30 |
| - English News Fred Sinclair | 30 |
| - London Letter Harold Webbe | 31 |
| - The Order Of The Magi | 31 |
| - A Correction | 31 |
| - S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 32 |
| - Grand Concert Francis J. werneer | 32 |
| Bewitched Silk De Vega | 32 |
| An Improvement To The "Chapender Diminishing Cards" By H. Broughton | 33 |
| The Editor's Page | 34 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 35 |
| A Novel Ball Pass By Roscoe | 35 |
| Dunninger's Handkerchief Bottle Trick By The Mysterious Dunninger | 35 |
| A Mystic Card Trick By The Mysterious Dunninger | 36 |
| To Produce A Ball After Showing Hands Empty And Without Any Change Over Palms, Etc. By H. Broughton | 36 |
| Practical Hints By L. Cohen | 36 |
| Ink And Water By Harry Frog | 36 |
| An Improved Envelope Exchange By T.C. Bonney | 37 |
| Attention Magicians By L. Cohen | 37 |
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| NO. 3: MAY 1911 | 45 |
| Elmer P. Ransom Bio | 47 |
| A Tribute To Magic (Poem) By Josephine M. Conklin | 47 |
| Hal Dared Me To Do It Cartoon | 47 |
| Two Methods Of Getting The First Ball By Slygo | 47 |
| The World Of Magic | 48 |
| - Mystico's Notes | 49 |
| Meeting Of World's Master Magicians Of Chicago, Illinois | 50 |
| Royal Courting By Geo. Simpson | 50 |
| S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 50 |
| Literature | 51 |
| A Thimble Holder By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 51 |
| Dunninger's Color Changing Ball By The Mysterious Dunninger | 52 |
| A Simple Handkerchief Wand By V.K. Allison | 52 |
| A New Money-Catching Trick By Will Goldston | 52 |
| S.A.M. Officers | 53 |
| - Chas. Roltare-1st Vice President Picture | 53 |
| - P.H. Cannon-2nd Vice President Picture | 53 |
| - R. Van Dien-Secretary Picture | 53 |
| An Improvement On The 20th Century Handkerchief Trick By Edwin C. Worns, Jr. | 53 |
| A Useful Card Move By Robert W. Hoel | 53 |
| The Editor's Page | 54 |
| Sure Joke | 54 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 55 |
| - Billiard Ball Moves | 55 |
| The Top Steal By Lawrence Burrow | 55 |
| The Mystery Of The Haunted Sentry Box By Korilla | 56 |
| Sam Lloyd Obit | 56 |
| Sample Theater Contract By W.A. Russell | 57 |
| Observations By Harry G. Cleveland | 57 |
| From Washington, D.C. Charles S. Eby | 57 |
| Thought-Reading Extraordinary Comic Bit | 57 |
| Suspension Of Cards Or Levitation Of Cards By Herbert Picton | 58 |
| Pennies To Dimes By Thewlis | 58 |
| Some Suggestions On Harry H. Comer's "A New Mind Reading With Cards" By T.C. Bonney | 58 |
| Wilkie, The Wizard Story | 59 |
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| NO. 4: JUNE 1911 | 65 |
| The Great Lafayette Obit | 67 |
| The Phantom Candle And Candlestick By C. J. Stilwell | 67 |
| The World Of Magic | 68 |
| - Hartford Notes | 68 |
| - Mystico's Notes | 68 |
| Bits Of Mystery By Herbert De Caston | 69 |
| S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 70 |
| - Banquet | 70 |
| An Idea For The Aerial Mint by C. J. Stilwell | 71 |
| A Chair Cover By Surgeon Rell N. Woodward | 72 |
| An Opening Series By C.J. Stilwell | 72 |
| Illusive Flag By louis Christianer | 72 |
| S.A.M. Menu Card | 73 |
| Magical Ethics By Thewlis | 73 |
| The Editor's Page | 74 |
| Twists Of Fancy by Lionel Scott | 75 |
| - Billiard Ball Moves | 75 |
| The Reviver Billiard Ball Transposition By Marco | 76 |
| Austria Magicians - Past And Present By W. Lukesh | 77 |
| - Ludwig Dobler Picture | 77 |
| - Compars Herrmann Picture | 77 |
| - Johann Hofzinser Picture | 78 |
| - Louis Haselmayer Picture | 79 |
| An Idea Contract | 79 |
| The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe By L. Cohen | 80 |
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| NO. 5: JULY 1911 | 85 |
| Horace Goldin Bio | 87 |
| A Parlor Trick By Louis Christianer | 87 |
| The Lemon Trick By H. Syril Dusenberg | 87 |
| Psychology Of Legerdemain by Lewis R. Hillier | 87 |
| The World Of Magic | 88 |
| - Australian Notes | 89 |
| - Chicago Letter | 89 |
| - S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 90 |
| A Hindoo Trick By V.K. Allison | 90 |
| To Palm And Reverse A Card At The Same Time By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 90 |
| Uncle Feelix's Correspondence Column Satire | 91 |
| Is Magic Dead? By J. Warren Keane | 91 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 92 |
| - Improved Twentieth Century Trick | 92 |
| A Unique Card Force By C. J. Stilwell | 92 |
| De Vega's Passe Passe Billiard Balls | 93 |
| All Up But Salaries Cartoon | 93 |
| Editor's Page | 94 |
| My Uncle, The Magish (Poem) By J.E. Conrad | 95 |
| A Trick With Hair Joke Bit | 95 |
| Lighted Candles Produced From A Bottle Containing Water By Robt. H. Heger | 96 |
| Smile And Hustle Poem | 96 |
| Concerning Lafayette's Estate | 96 |
| Spiritualistic Slate Writing By The Mysterious Dunninger | 97 |
| Suggestions In Ball Manipulation By C.J. Stilwell | 97 |
| Austria Magicians, Past And Present By W. Lukesch | 98 |
| - George Heubeck Picture | 98 |
| - S. Thiersfeld Picture | 98 |
| - Ernest Thorn Picture | 98 |
| - Ottakar Fischer Picture | 99 |
| - Francis J. Martinka Picture | 99 |
| Concerning Books Of Magic By T.J. Crawford | 100 |
| A New Torn And Restored Card By Herbert M. Richmond | 100 |
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| NO. 6: AUGUST 1911 | 105 |
| Gustave G. Laureyns Bio | 107 |
| Dunninger's Test Tube Trick By The Mysterious Dunninger | 107 |
| The World Of Magic | 108 |
| - Hartford, Conn. Notes | 108 |
| - Mystico's Notes | 109 |
| Hints And Suggestions By J. Edward Stewart | 109 |
| S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 109 |
| Single Or Continuous Ball Color Change By C.J. Stilwell | 110 |
| A Good Sleight With Balls By Floyd A Manger | 110 |
| Ira Davenport Obit | 110 |
| A Parlor Card Trick By Louis Christianer | 110 |
| Literature | 111 |
| The Blooming Match Box By De Vega | 111 |
| One Ahead Of The Magician Joke | 111 |
| The Lucky Die By Will Goldston | 112 |
| Why All The Pessimisn? By Norman Clive Nicholson | 112 |
| Robinson's Ascending Card Mysery By H. Robinson | 113 |
| A Silk Swindle By Jay | 113 |
| The Editor's Page | 114 |
| Twists Of Fancy | 115 |
| - The Newest Card Levitation | 115 |
| - A Real Novelty | 115 |
| - The Crumple Color Change | 115 |
| - Billiard Ball Act Cartoon | 115 |
| The Function Of The Funny Bone Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 115 |
| Things You Should Know By H. Syril Dusebery | 116 |
| Two Original Sleights With A Billiard Ball By Gus Miller | 116 |
| The Forcing Of A Card By C.J. Stilwell | 116 |
| The Card Of Tartarus By H.H. Woulffe | 117 |
| A Novel Card Experiment By V.K. Allison | 117 |
| The Card In The Watch By C.J. Stilwell | 120 |
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| NO. 7: SEPTEMBER 1911 | 125 |
| Lionel T. Scott Bio | 127 |
| An Idea By Roy Burk | 127 |
| William Hanlon On Exposing | 127 |
| Handkerchief Color Change By L. Raymond Schuck | 127 |
| The World Of Magic | 128 |
| - Chicago Letter C. Porter Norton | 129 |
| - London Letter Albert Lewis | 130 |
| - Hartford, Conn. News Clarence T. Hubbard | 130 |
| - Cleveland Notes John J. Grdina | 130 |
| A New Production Box By The Mysterious Dunninger | 130 |
| Literature | 131 |
| Squeal-Pest And Squeal-Bore By G.G. Laurens | 131 |
| A Triple Color Change With Cards By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 131 |
| The Modest Maid And The Magician | 131 |
| The Easy Path To Wizardom By De Vega | 132 |
| - The Triple Deal | 132 |
| - The Quadruple Deal | 132 |
| - An Interlude | 132 |
| - The Cala Combination | 132 |
| - Two Simple Coin Vanishes | 133 |
| - Balance Extraordinary | 133 |
| The Editor's Page | 134 |
| - The Editor's Page (Continued) | 135 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 136 |
| - Did The String Break? Cartoon | 136 |
| Lighting A Paper By Fanning it By Silent Mora | 136 |
| Will Goldston of London Talks magic | 137 |
| - The Sphinx Flying Card | 137 |
| Robinson's Floating Ball By H.A. Robinson | 137 |
| Eggs And Handkerchief By Louis Christianer | 140 |
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| NO. 8: OCTOBER 1911 | 145 |
| Marco (E.W. Puhl) Bio | 147 |
| Ovette's Card Reading Mystery By W.T. McQuade | 147 |
| Harry Keller Gives Boy Scouts $100 | 147 |
| Living And Dead Brothers And Sisters By Orestes A.B. Senter | 147 |
| The World Of Magic | 149 |
| - Hartford Notes | 149 |
| - English News Fred Sinclair | 150 |
| - World's Master Magivians, Chicago, Ill. B.L. Gilbert | 150 |
| - Fredrick The Great C. Porter Norton | 150 |
| - Kobb's Komments Frank Kobb | 151 |
| Literature | 151 |
| Rising Cards By J.Coyle | 151 |
| S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 151 |
| Transmission Of A Card By Wireless By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 152 |
| Aaron's Rod By C. Foster Fenner | 152 |
| The Editor's Page | 153 |
| The Easy Path To Wizardom By De Vega | 154 |
| - A Good Hat Trick | 154 |
| - The Adhesive Coin | 154 |
| - The Traveling Ink And Glass | 154 |
| - The Traveling Card Mystery | 154 |
| One On The Magician Story | 155 |
| Any Card Called For Rises From The Deck By Russell | 155 |
| Mind Over Matter | 155 |
| La Creation By De Vega | 156 |
| Re: Burling Hull Will Goldston | 160 |
| Wonderful Comedy Bit | 160 |
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| NO. 9: NOVEMBER 1911 | 165 |
| Chris Van Bern Bio | 167 |
| Easy Ifs By Van Gilder | 167 |
| Green's New Card Catching By Cliff Green | 167 |
| The World Of Magic | 168 |
| - Kobbs' Komments | |
| - Chicago Letter C. Porter Norton | 169 |
| - Cleveland Notes From Grdina | 170 |
| - Edward Reno Route | 170 |
| - Boston Notes Sam Bailey | 170 |
| - The Order Of The Magi | 170 |
| - New Zealand News William C. Tallboys | 171 |
| - London Letter Albert Lewis | 171 |
| - S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 171 |
| - Two Views Of Kellar's Home Pictures | 172 |
| - A Discovery By L.B. Burrow | 172 |
| Mahatmas (W.H.B. Mason) Invisible Vanish Of A Glass Of Water Into A Borrowed Hat | 172 |
| The Editor's page | 173 |
| As Seen By Foreign Eyes by G.G. Laureyns | 173 |
| Literature | 173 |
| The Easy Path To Wizardom By De Vega | 174 |
| - The Spirit Of The Chaulk | 174 |
| - The Mystic Ring | 174 |
| - An Effective Color Change | 174 |
| - The Burnt Handkerchief | 174 |
| - The Cut Mysterious | 175 |
| - An Invisible Ink | 175 |
| Billiard Ball Intermezzo By Marco | 175 |
| A Sure Winner Story | 175 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 176 |
| - Just Off The Reel | 176 |
| - This Is For You | 176 |
| - Magic Acts Are Interesting | 176 |
| Torn Corner Card Cremation By L. Raymond Schuck | 176 |
| Jack Norworth Flier | 177 |
| Russell's Crystal Prison By Russell | 179 |
| A Version Of The Reviver Billiard Ball Transposition By Marco | 180 |
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| NO. 10: DECEMBER 1911 | 185 |
| George Mackenzie Munro Bio | 187 |
| A Good Combination By J. Edward Stewart | 187 |
| The Flying Card By H.A. Robinson | 187 |
| Coin Pass By De Vega | 187 |
| The World Of Magic | 188 |
| - Kobb's Komments | 188 |
| - Mystico's News | 188 |
| - Chicago Magician's Club | 189 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians | 189 |
| - Boston Notes S. Willson Bailey | 189 |
| - English Notes Fred Sinclair | 190 |
| - London Letter | 190 |
| - The Order Of The Magi | 190 |
| - Dundee Society Of Magicians Daniel Smith | 190 |
| - English Items Max Sterling | 191 |
| - S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 191 |
| - S.A.M. Members Please Read G.G. Laurens | 192 |
| Literature | 193 |
| A New Flower In The Buttonhole By C. Foster Fenner | 193 |
| Useful Hints By J. Edward Stewart | 193 |
| Billiard Ball Intermezzo by Marco | 194 |
| Russell's Magic Coffee Pot Russell | 195 |
| The Editor's Page | 196 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 197 |
| - Billiard Ball Moves | 197 |
| - The Ball And Tube | 197 |
| - The Knock | 197 |
| - Did The Crank Break? Cartoon | 197 |
| Dunninger's Candle And Hankerchief Mystery by The Mysterious Dunninger | 198 |
| The Flower Card by Will Goldston | 198 |
| Things You Should Know By H. Syril Duesenbery | 199 |
| Uncle Feelix's Correspondence Column Satire | 200 |
| How Walden Became A Magician (Poem) By Mrs. Dana Walden | 200 |
| A Good After-Diner Experiment By Eugene L. Bulson | 200 |
| A Hat Balance | 201 |
| Tips And Kinks | 201 |
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| NO. 11: JANUARY 1912 | 209 |
| Surgeon Rell M. Woodward Bio | 211 |
| A Canary Bird Trick By V.K. Allison | 211 |
| The World Of Magic | 212 |
| - Magical Notes | 212 |
| - Boston Notes | 212 |
| - Brotherhood Of Magicians | 213 |
| - London Letter Albert Lewis | 213 |
| The Window Of The Haunted House By David Devant | 213 |
| Easy Path To Wizardom By De Vega | 214 |
| - Some Methods Of Using Invibible Ink | 214 |
| The Changing Handkerchiefs And The Paper Bags By Van K. Allison | 215 |
| S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 215 |
| Do You Know? By H. Syril Dusenbery | 216 |
| A Suggestion On David Devant's A Display Of Willpower By Surgeon Rell M. Woodward | 216 |
| Dunninger's Vanishing Table By The Mysterious Dunninger | 217 |
| Robinson's Phantom Ball Production By H.A. Robinson | 217 |
| A Simple Moving Pip Card By G. Watson Cobb, Jr. | 217 |
| The Editor's Page | 218 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 219 |
| - The Great Ball And Bag Trick | 219 |
| - Did You Miss The Pass? Cartoon | 219 |
| Hints And Suggestions By J.T. Kelsey | 220 |
| Going Up! By Louis Christianer | 220 |
| Will Goldston Of London Talks Magic | 220 |
| - The Vanishing Billiard Ball | 220 |
| Modified Slate Writing By M.W. Thewlis, M.D. | 221 |
| Rope Ties By H. Syril Dusenbery | 221 |
| A New Card Sleight By B.L. Gilbert | 222 |
| Could Not Surprise Farmer | 223 |
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| NO. 12: FEBRUARY 1912 | 229 |
| Mme. Reno Bio | 231 |
| The Card In The Hat By J.E. Conrad | 231 |
| Rapid Transit Handkerchief Trick By The Mysterious Dunninger | 231 |
| The World Of Magic | 232 |
| - Boston Notes | 232 |
| - Demon's Club Notes - Baltimore | 232 |
| - Magical Notes Clarence T. Hubbard | 232 |
| - Chicago Magician's Club By B.L. Gilbert | 233 |
| - Providence, R.I. J. H. Percival | 233 |
| - Cleveland, O. Notes | 233 |
| - Society Of Professional Magicians | 233 |
| - Order Of The Magi J.W. Harding | 234 |
| - London Letter Albert Lewis | 234 |
| Is Magic A Science? By G.G. Laurens | 235 |
| Multiplying Billiard Balls By O.K. Krueger | 235 |
| Though Reading Extraordinary Comic Bit | 235 |
| Coins Through The Glass And Hat By Russell | 236 |
| The Simplex Rising Card Mystery By De Vega | 236 |
| S.A.M. Report Francis J. Werner | 237 |
| - The Social Session | 237 |
| The Editors Page | 238 |
| A Word About Magic By Van K. Allison | 239 |
| Twists Of Fancy By Lionel Scott | 239 |
| - A Good Word For The Amateur | 239 |
| - Can't You Get Out? Cartoon | 239 |
| Another Method Of Vanishing A Handkerchief From A Glass Tumbler By Sheldon Simms | 240 |
| The Mahatma's Confetti Change Improved By W.H.B. Mason | 240 |
| The Obedient Globe On Plank - A Different Way By H.A. Robinson | 240 |
| The Atwood Canary Bird And Handkerchief Combination V.K. Allison | 240 |
| An Easy And Illusive Shuffle by Tom C. Bonney | 241 |
| A New, Easy And Very Subtle Palm By Dr. R. Moershell, D.O. | 241 |
| Instantania By V.K. Allison | 241 |
| Gerrit Barendsen Invents Act That Is Mystifying New Clipping | 243 |
