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| VOLUME 17 |
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| NO. 1: MARCH 1918 | 1 |
| William J. Hilliar Bio | 3 |
| Schulte's Column | 3 |
| E.M. Vernelo Tribute | 3 |
| - Vernelo Picture | 3 |
| The World Of Magic | 4 |
| - S.A.M. Richard Van Dien | 4 |
| - Puzzling Pierson' Paragraph | 5 |
| - Magic News From Wheeling, W. Va. Paul R. Semple | 5 |
| - Golden Gate Assembly S.A.M. H. Syril Dusenbery | 5 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 6 |
| - The Society Of Modern Mystics | 6 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn Clarence T. Hubbard | 7 |
| - The Mystic Circle Of Boston S. Willson Bailey | 8 |
| - Chicago Conjurors' Club Homer H. Woulffe | 8 |
| - Pittsburgh Association Of Magicians | 8 |
| - Our Books Of Magic By Ray C. Hayden | 9 |
| - To The Sphinx (Poem) C.M.F. | 9 |
| Editor's Page | 10 |
| S.S. Baldwin Retires | 11 |
| Uncle Feelix | 12 |
| Literature | 12 |
| How To Open A Cylinder Padlock By Robert H. Gysel | 12 |
| Talking Skull Harry S. Norment | 13 |
| Golfist As A Magician By Charles R. Brush | 13 |
| Thimble Tricks By Walter Gibson | 14 |
| Once More-Rising Cards By S.S. Henry | 15 |
| To Find Four Cards Chosen By Four People | 15 |
| An Impromptu Tambourine By Paul R. Rockford | 15 |
| Succeedanous Card By Clayton W. Rosencrans | 16 |
| Wrinkle For Miser's Dream Bt C.W. Ringsburg | 16 |
| Conjurer And A Barmaid's Ring | 16 |
| A New Coin Change By Curtis Merrill | 17 |
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| NO. 2: APRIL 1918 | 21 |
| Prof. Hornmann Bio | 23 |
| Books, Phamphlets And Honest Advertising By Ladson Butler | 23 |
| The World Of Magic | 24 |
| - S.A.M. Richard Van Dien | 24 |
| - Buffalo Bits H.A. Goodwin | 25 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 25 |
| - Sunshine, Magic & Me By W. Dornfeld | 25 |
| - Doings Of The Demons Of Baltimore Robert W. Test | 26 |
| - The Mystic Circle Of Boston H.C. Kleemann | 26 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 26 |
| - The Society Of Modern Mystics N.C.A | 27 |
| - Headquarters N.C.A. F.O.B. | 27 |
| - Toledo Magical Notes Frank W. Lindsley | 28 |
| - Chicago Conjurers Club Homer H. Woulffe | 28 |
| The Telegram Card Trick By H. Syril Dusenbery | 29 |
| Card To Coin By George A. Troseth | 29 |
| Wand Tricks, Proving That The Wand Has Magical Properties By Chas. A. Gallon | 29 |
| Another False Thought By Ovette | 29 |
| Editor's Page | 30 |
| - A Plea For Help | 30 |
| Saram R. Ellison Obit | 30 |
| - Ellison Picture | 30 |
| - S.A.M. Letter | 31 |
| - Doc Nixon Letter | 32 |
| Literature | 32 |
| A Novel And Effective Coin Move By T.C. Bonney | 33 |
| Rubbar Bands By Elmer Eckam | 33 |
| Keeping In Touch With Magical Matters By G.F.S. | 33 |
| Ladson Butler's Bag And Cabinet Mystery | 34 |
| Stop-Some New And Effective Methods By Lawrence B. Burrow | 34 |
| This And That By G.F.S. | 35 |
| Forms In Paperology By Clayton W. Rosencrance | 35 |
| Patter For Card Moves | 35 |
| The Coin If Quadruplication By Clayton W. Rosencrance | 36 |
| A Trip To Durbin's American Egyptian Hall In Kenton, Ohio | 36 |
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| NO. 3: MAY 1918 | 41 |
| C.W. Mawe Bio | 43 |
| My Method Of Ten Ichi Tie By Ovette | 43 |
| What Magic Did For A Soldier By J.A. Mueller | 43 |
| Conjuring Quips By Harry J. Podmore | 43 |
| The World Of Magic | 44 |
| - S.A.M. | 44 |
| - Cincinnati Magical Society | 45 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 45 |
| - The Mystic Circle Of Boston H.C. Kleemann | 45 |
| - Pittsburgh Association Of Magicians | 46 |
| - Chicago Conjurers' Club Homer H. Woulffe | 46 |
| - R.I. Society Of Magicians N.C.L. | 46 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford Clarence T. Hubbard | 47 |
| - Magical News From Wheeling, W.Va. Paul R. Semple | 47 |
| Flying Coin Trick By Reid Miller | 47 |
| Uncle Feelix | 48 |
| Necromatic Nonsense By Schulte | 48 |
| Advertising From The Magical Standpoint By Clarence T. Hubbard | 49 |
| Mysterious Addition Or Spiritual Vision By G.D. Herbert | 49 |
| A Toast (Poem) Bt Reid Miller | 49 |
| Tray That Vanishes Most Anything By Ovette | 49 |
| Editor's Page | 50 |
| Literature | 51 |
| A Trick With Confetti By H. Syril Dusenbery | 52 |
| Improved Tambourine Trick By Reid Miller | 52 |
| A New Card Detection By Walter Gibson | 52 |
| A Bit Of Burlesque Magic Charles R. Brush | 53 |
| The Appearing - Egg Trick By Reid Miller | 53 |
| Effective Rice By Ovette | 53 |
| Mind Reading By Ovette | 53 |
| Pretty Handkerchief And Ribbon By Ovette | 53 |
| What The Red Cross Holds Within Its Crimson Folds Rosencrance | 54 |
| Black And White By Charles R. Brush | 55 |
| Magic Sieve And New Bottomless Glass By Ovette | 55 |
| The Magicians Waterloo By David Withers Gavin | 55 |
| Pretty Wine And Water Change By Ovette | 56 |
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| NO. 4: JUNE 1918 | 61 |
| An Old TimerArt Cut | 63 |
| The Magic Square OF The Great Number Seven | 63 |
| Why Is It? By William Winter | 63 |
| He May Be A Loon | 63 |
| The World Of Magic | 64 |
| - The Dietrics Route | 64 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 64 |
| - The Mystic Circle Of Boston | 64 |
| - Magic News From Wheeling, W,Va. Paul R. Semple | 64 |
| - Somewhere In California Corporal W. Dornfeld | 65 |
| - Golden Gate Assembly S.A.M. H. Syril Dusenbery | 65 |
| - Pittsburgh Association Of Magicians | 65 |
| - Rhode Island Society Of Magicians N.C.A. | 66 |
| - Chicago Conjurer's Club Homer H. Woulffe | 66 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 67 |
| - Indiana Magical Society | 67 |
| The Torn Card And Nest Of Envelopes By H. Syril Dusenbery | 67 |
| The Flying Coins By Theo. Bamberg | 68 |
| The Magic Art (Poem) By Benj. Devo | 69 |
| The Enchanted Coin By Schulte | 69 |
| Editor's Page | 70 |
| Literature | 71 |
| Elastic By De Vega | 72 |
| - Elastic Continued | 73 |
| The Three Card Change By Walter Gibson | 74 |
| Barrage Pass Rosencrance | 75 |
| Passe Passe Orange And Glass By Ovette | 75 |
| That Other Necromancer Man Poem | 75 |
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| NO. 5: JULY 1918 | 81 |
| Mrs. Emma Sharrock Bio | 83 |
| Take Notice | 83 |
| An Easy False Shuffle By Walter B. Gibson | 83 |
| Telling His Mind by Ovette | 83 |
| The World Of Magic | 84 |
| - S.A.M. Richard Van Dien | 84 |
| - S.A.M. 14th Annual Dinner R. Van Dien | 84 |
| - Golden Gate S.A.M. J.A.Mueller | 85 |
| - Golden Gate Assembly At Camp Freemont | 85 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 86 |
| - Cincinnati Magicians' Club | 86 |
| - National Conjurers Association C.J. Hagen | 86 |
| - R.I. Society Of Magicians N.C.A C. Foster Fenner | 86 |
| - Magic Notes From Patterson, N.J. Ovette | 87 |
| - The Mystic Circle Of Boston H.C. Kleemann | 87 |
| - What The Demons Club Of Baltimore Is Doing Robert W.Test | 88 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 88 |
| - Chicago Conjurer's Club Homer H, Wolffe | 88 |
| The Drum Head Tube By Walter B. Gibson | 88 |
| Flag And Candle Trick By Ovette | 88 |
| The Aquatic Thimbles By Walter B. Gibson | 89 |
| Thimble Thoughts For Thaumaturgists By Charles R. Brush | 89 |
| Okito Four Ace Trick By Ovette | 89 |
| Editor's Page | 90 |
| - Editor's Page Continued | 91 |
| Literature | 92 |
| Lightning Calculators, Attention | 92 |
| To Light A Fire With A Piece Of Ice Or Drop Of Water By Ovette | 92 |
| Cheap Invisible Ink | 92 |
| Multum In Parvo By Theo. Bamberg | 92 |
| - Multum In Parvo Continued | 93 |
| Billiard Ball Manipulations By Walter B. Gibson | 94 |
| An Illusive Coin Vanish by T.J. Crawford | 95 |
| The Candle, Die And Handkerchief By Louis F. Christianer | 96 |
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| NO. 6: AUGUST 1918 | 101 |
| Will And Enid Bland Bio | 103 |
| Card On Rod A La Card Sword By Ovette | 103 |
| Literature | 103 |
| Novel Hat Loader By Harry B. Lowe | 103 |
| The World Of Magic | 104 |
| - Golden Gate S.A.M. J.A. Mueller | 104 |
| - The Demons' Club Of Baltimore Robert W. Test | 104 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 104 |
| - The Indiana Magical Fraternity Raymond F. Amuso | 105 |
| - Magical Notes From Toledo, Ohio | 105 |
| - Mystic Circle Of Boston H.C. Kleemann | 106 |
| - Magic News From Wheeling, W.Va. Paul R. Semple | 106 |
| - Carrots And Sausages Sprout From Pockets | 106 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 106 |
| - The Pittsburgh Association Of Magicians | 106 |
| - Chicago Conjurers' Club | 107 |
| Impreshuns Of The Sphinx | 107 |
| Prestidigitation Philosophy By G.F. Schulte | 107 |
| Advertising From A Magician's Point Of View Clarence T. Hubbard | 108 |
| A Plea By T.C. Bonney | 108 |
| Vanishing Lamp | 109 |
| Actor Sons Of Rabbis Organize for War Work | 109 |
| How A Slight Of Hand Man Got Sweet Revenge | 109 |
| Editor's Page | 110 |
| Holden & Graham | 111 |
| Don't Tell I Told You By Marie L. Gross | 111 |
| My Forty Weeks With Howard Thurston And The Interesting People I have Met By Theodore Bamberg | 112 |
| A Cigarette Trick for The Soldiers By Jesse A. Mueller | 112 |
| Production Of A Bowl Of Goldfish By Jack Gwynne | 113 |
| A Version Of The Picture And Frame | 113 |
| Card Tearing Feat | 113 |
| Uncle Feelix | 114 |
| They Shall Not Pass Clayton W. Rosencrance | 114 |
| A Knot That's Not Rosencrance | 116 |
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| NO. 7: SEPTEMBER 1918 | 121 |
| C.A. Newman Bio | 123 |
| Literature | 123 |
| The World Of Magic | 124 |
| - Golden Gate S.A.M. Jesse A. Mueller | 124 |
| - Pittsburgh Association Of Magicians | 124 |
| - Clayton's Route | 124 |
| - Notes From Chicago Homer H. Woulffe | 125 |
| - R.I. Society Of Magicians N.C.A. C. Foster Fenner | 125 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 126 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 126 |
| - The Indiana Magical Fraternity Raymond F. Amuso | 126 |
| - My Forty Weeks With Howard Thurston And The Interesting People I have Met By Theodore Bamberg | 126 |
| Originality By W.L. De Lano | 127 |
| A Storyette By Augustus Rapp | 127 |
| Houdini Breaks Wrist | 127 |
| A Unique Coincidence | 127 |
| Amateur Magicians Plan Entertaining For Houdini | 127 |
| Trewey By H.R. Evans | 128 |
| Free Trade Conjuring | 128 |
| The Cards And Frame By Theo A. Witter (Adelbert) | 128 |
| The German Zeppelin Catastrophe Rosencrance | 129 |
| An Incomprehensible Divination By Clayton W. Rosencrans | 129 |
| Editor's Page | 130 |
| The Wrist Palm - The Newest Coin Vanish | 131 |
| Rabbit Levitation | 132 |
| Magical Patter By Schulte | 132 |
| Millionaire Chemist Baffles World's Magicians With A Weird, Unseen Power | 133 |
| The Wishing Ring By Clarence T. Hubbard | 133 |
| The Mysterious Hat By Gilbert Stout | 134 |
| A Novel Opening Trick By Charles Dratton | 134 |
| Evaportion Extraordinary By Charles Dratton | 135 |
| A Mystifying Experiment By Charles Dratton | 135 |
| Egg, Confetti And Bouquet | 135 |
| Golf By Gilbert Stout | 135 |
| An Original Color Change effect By T. Hamton Lohrey | 136 |
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| NO. 8: OCTOBER 1918 | 141 |
| Kellar Lands Swordfish Report | 143 |
| - Swordfish Picture | 143 |
| Literature | 143 |
| The World Of Magic | 144 |
| - S.A.M. | 144 |
| - Golden Gate S.A.M. Jesse A. Mueller | 144 |
| - Henry & Co Route | 144 |
| - News Notes | 144 |
| - N.C.A | 145 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 146 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 146 |
| - Los Angeles War Magic T.W. McGrath | 147 |
| - Chicago Conjurers' Club Homar H. Woulffe | 147 |
| - Pittsburgh Association Of Magicians | 148 |
| - The Mystic Circle Of Boston H.C. Kleemann | 148 |
| - Buffalo Notes C.C. Arras | 148 |
| - Central City Society Of Magicians, Syracuse, N.Y. | 148 |
| - News Extracts N.Y. Herald Paris Edition | 149 |
| - News | 149 |
| - The Talking Skull By Russell | 149 |
| - Magic News From Wheeling, W. Va. Paul R. Semple | 149 |
| - Camp Travis Notes Lyle Douglas | 149 |
| Editor's Page | 150 |
| A Handkerchief Act By Andrew Berding | 150 |
| Up-To-Date Tricks by Walter B. Gibson | 151 |
| - The Celluloid Cylinder | 151 |
| - More Billiard Ball Manipulation | 152 |
| Russell's Card Frame | 152 |
| Ye Lights (Elites) Of Liberty Rosencrance | 153 |
| Russell's Cards To Pocket | 154 |
| Comedy Write-Ups By A. Rube Augustus Rapp | 154 |
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| NO. 9: NOVEMBER 1918 | 161 |
| W.R. Williston Bio | 163 |
| The Thrill That Comes Once In A Lifetime Cartoon | 163 |
| Houdini Outranked By Maid In Escape Act | 163 |
| The World Of Magic | 164 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 164 |
| - Conjurors' Club Of Boston A.J. Battle | 165 |
| - Pittsburgh Association Of Magicians | 165 |
| - George Schulte, The Navy Conjurer | 165 |
| - Thurston's Route | 165 |
| - Holden & Graham | 165 |
| - Notes From Syracuse, N.Y. C. Roswell Glover | 166 |
| - Magical Notes From The Southland A.B. Harrington | 166 |
| - Chicago Conjurers' Club Homar H. Woulffe | 166 |
| - Jesse Mueller Swallows Needles | 166 |
| - The Spinning Ring Russell | 166 |
| - Spotlights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 167 |
| - Minneapolis, Minn. R.D. Lewis | 167 |
| - Camp Travis Notes Lyle Douglas | 167 |
| Mother Goose Story Told In Color Changes By J.W. Wolf | 167 |
| Rosencrance Rising Cards | 168 |
| Parlor Telepathy By Lieut. Paul R. Rockwood | 169 |
| Magical Helps by Russell | 169 |
| A Novel Introduction By Charles R. Brush | 169 |
| Letter To Pittsburgh Association Of Magicians | 169 |
| Editor's Page | 170 |
| A Paper Problem By S.H. Sharpe | 170 |
| Up-To-Date Tricks By Walter B. Gibson | 171 |
| - The Chameleon Cards | 171 |
| - The Latest Paper Tearing | 171 |
| - The Improved Half Pass | 171 |
| The Melting Pot Of The War- Featuring the Hindoo Lota By Russell | 172 |
| There Is Something New Under The Sun David P. Abbott | 172 |
| False Shuffling Wrinkles Edwardo | 173 |
| Bobby's Babble By Robert H. Heger | 173 |
| Useless Bung For Beginners | 173 |
| The Note In The Pocket Card Trick Jesse A. Mueller | 174 |
| Comedy Writeups By A Rube Augustus Rapp | 174 |
| The Tramp Magician And His Tormentor By Chas. C. Arras | 174 |
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| NO. 10: DECEMBER 1918 | 181 |
| Mrs. Hornmann Bio | 183 |
| New Black Art Table By Magnus | 183 |
| The World Of Magic | 184 |
| - S.A.M. Francis J. Werner | 184 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 184 |
| - N.C.A. F.O.B. | 185 |
| - Magical Notes And News Billy Russell | 185 |
| - Conjurors' Club Of Boston A.J. Battle | 185 |
| - Chicago Conjurers' Club Homar H. Woulffe | 186 |
| - Magic News From Wheeling, W.Va. Paul R. Semple | 186 |
| - Cincinnati Turkey Manipulators S.S. Henry | 187 |
| - The Mystic Circle Of Boston H.C. Kleemann | 187 |
| - Buffalo, N.Y., Notes J.P. Orison | 187 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 188 |
| - Great Lakes Show Not Going On Tour | 188 |
| - Russell's Night In Wonderland | 188 |
| - The Indiana Magical Fraternity Raymond F. Amuso | 188 |
| - Doings Of The Demon's Club Of Baltimore Robert W. Test | 189 |
| - The Pittsburgh Association Of Magicians | 189 |
| - Notes From Syracuse, N.Y. C. Roswell Glover | 189 |
| Editor's Page | 190 |
| Literature | 191 |
| Beckoning Dates Your Way Clarence T. Hubbard | 191 |
| Comedy Write-Ups By A Rube Augustus Rapp | 191 |
| Eureka Coin Trick By F.W. Warren | 192 |
| Memories Of Martinka's Little Back Shop By Henry R. Evans | 192 |
| - Memories Continued | 193 |
| An Improvement (?) On Rosencrances Rising Cards By Samuel Aronson | 194 |
| The Samaaro Card Trick By Samuel Aaronson | 194 |
| My Forty Weeks With Howard Thurston And The Interesting People I Have Met By Theo. Bamberg | 194 |
| Up-To-Date Tricks By Walter B. Gibson | 195 |
| - More Thimble Moves | 195 |
| A More Unique Coincidence | 195 |
| Uncle Feelix | 196 |
| Allah (Allies) Flags Be Praised (Raised) Rosencrance | 196 |
| Lessons In Hypnotism By Magnus Seacombe | 197 |
| A Combination Using Prepared Tumblers By Victor D. Barloun | 197 |
| Combinations With A Deck Of Cards By Lyle Douglas | 198 |
| Elbow Palm By Clayton Rosencrance | 198 |
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| NO. 11: JANUARY 1919 | 201 |
| Ohio Magicians | 203 |
| Tips And Bits By O.T. Gylleck | 203 |
| Comedy Writeups By A. Rube Augustus Rapp | 203 |
| The World Of Magic | 204 |
| - S.A.M. | 204 |
| - Thurston's Route | 204 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 204 |
| - The Indiana Magical Fraternity Raymond F. Amuso | 205 |
| - The Mystic Circle Of Boston H.C. Kleemann | 205 |
| - Mystic Circle Night At Great Davis Show H.C. Kleemann | 205 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 206 |
| - Chicago Conjurers' Club | 206 |
| - Magic News From Wheeling, W.Va. Paul R. Semple | 206 |
| - Notes From Syracuse, N.Y. C. Roswell Glover | 206 |
| - Toledo Magicians' Club V.D. Barbour | 207 |
| - The Pittsburgh Association Of Magicians | 207 |
| - Camp Travis Notes Lyle Douglas | 207 |
| - Conjurers' Club Of Boston A.J. Bottle | 208 |
| - Canadian Conjurers' Club Charles Gordon | 208 |
| - The Wizards' Club Of New York City, N.Y. Maurice Bliss | 208 |
| My Five Years In American And Magical Enthusiasts I Have Met By Will Bland | 209 |
| Marvel After Marvel At David P. Abbott's Home | 209 |
| Editor's Page | 210 |
| Literature | 211 |
| Lessons In Hypnotism By Magnus Seacombe | 211 |
| Tips And Bits By O.T. Gylleck | 211 |
| The Magic Spell By Charles Necromancer Brush | 214 |
| The Castle Of Cards By Andrew H. Berding | 214 |
| What An Advocation Has Done For Me By Charles G. Gross | 215 |
| Up-To-Date Tricks By Walter B. Gibson | 216 |
| - Multiplying Billiard Balls | 216 |
| - An Easy Color Change | 216 |
| - The Slip Back | 216 |
| Submarine Strafed By C.W. Rosencrance | 217 |
| Magical Notes From The Southland A.B. Harrington | 217 |
| Abbott's Wonders Witnessed | 218 |
| The Kulture Kaiser Korn Cure Rosencrance | 218 |
| Garvin Show at N.C.A. by J. Hugard | 219 |
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| NO. 12: FEBRUARY 1919 | 225 |
| Hewitt Magnus Bio | 227 |
| Lessons in Hypnotism By Magnus Seacombe | 227 |
| From Cottrell's Magazine | 227 |
| The World Of Magic | 228 |
| - S.A.M. | 228 |
| - Golden Gate S.A.M. Jesse A Mueller | 228 |
| - Thurston's Route | 228 |
| - N.C.A | 228 |
| - Society Of Detroit Magicians W.H. Domzalski | 229 |
| - Demons' Club Of Baltimore | 229 |
| - Mystic Circle Of Boston H.C. Kleemann | 229 |
| - Spot Lights From Hartford, Conn. Clarence T. Hubbard | 230 |
| - Toledo Magicians' Club Victor D. Barbour | 230 |
| - Chicago Notes | 231 |
| - Chicago Conjurers'Club Homar H. Woulffe | 231 |
| - Magic News From Wheeling, W.Va. Paul R. Semple | 231 |
| Some Good Card Tricks By Walter B. Gibson | 232 |
| The Roll Vanish By Walter B. Gibson | 232 |
| Art By Gerard Gerard-Thiers | 233 |
| The Pittsburgh Association Of Magicians | 233 |
| Editors Page | 234 |
| My Five Years In America And Magical Enthusiasts I Have Met By Will Bland | 234 |
| Literature | 235 |
| Up-To-Date Tricks By Walter B. Gibson | 236 |
| - Latest Four Ace Trick | 236 |
| Vanishing And Re-Appearing Lamp By C.C. Arras | 237 |
| The New Ring On The String | 238 |
| Your Show Your Best Ad Russell | 239 |
| The Misdirection Drop Walter B. Gibson | 239 |
| Tips And Bits By Olaf T. Gylleck | 239 |
| Comedy Write-Ups By A. Rube Agustus Rapp | 240 |