Newspaper Test

146 entries in Newspaper / Newspaper Test
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Tom Sellers An Advertisement Trick spectator cuts ad out of newspaper, it is divined
Related to 1931
Sellers' Secrets
13
Theodore Annemann Help Wanted in the Dark ads are cut from newspaper and sealed in envelopes, light is out and content of two ads is revealed
 		1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
4
Stuart Robson The Twentieth Century Newspaper Test
Related toAlso published here Jan. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 4)
16
Theodore Annemann Two Mindreading Publicity Effects center tear presentation as newspaper test or living/dead test
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 6)
24
Arthur Johnson Cards and a Newspaper ace cutting method used for newspaper prediction
 		Oct. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 13)
63
Edward Bagshawe A Newspaper Miracle magician divines words and pictures on a freely chosen piece of newspaper
 		1936 ca.
Twenty Magical Novelties
45
Dr. Edward G. Ervin New Version Want Ad Test ads cut out of newspaper and put in envelope, one chosen, content divined
 		1937
The Strange Inventions of Doctor Ervin
28
E. D. Wolff Astral Ad ads cut out of newspaper put in envelope, one chosen and word in it chosen, divined
Also published here Feb. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 78)
509
H. C. Mole Mixed Mystery letter cards chosen, word selected from newspaper with number addition, letter cards arrange magically in chosen word
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 112)
665
Theodore Annemann Headline Hunter magician's choice strategy
Also published here Dec. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 151)
883
Al Baker The Saturday Evening Post Feat using memory, magazine test
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Also published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
92
Theodore Annemann Mindreading Publicity Effect center tear presentation as newspaper test
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
37
Stuart Robson The 20th Century Newspaper Test
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
80
E. D. Wolff The Astral Ad ads cut out of newspaper put in envelope, one chosen and word in it chosen, divined
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
165
Theodore Annemann Headline Hunter magician's choice strategy
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
183
H. C. Mole Mixed Mystery letter cards chosen, word selected from newspaper with number addition, letter cards arrange magically in chosen word
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
229
C. L. Boarde Hot News!
Aug. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 89)
361
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley The Crystal Ball spectator sees selected word fro a newspaper clipping in a crystal ball, change bag
 		1947
Gems of Mental Magic
59
Bob Somerfeld Paper code
 		1948
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)
12
Vern Schoneck Ad-O-Matic playing card is moved over ad section in newspaper, force, prediction
 		Feb. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 144)
579
Harold Braunhut Ad-Venture an ad from newspaper is chose, content divined and written on slate
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
170
George Schindler Newspaper Test carbon paper in newspaper
 		Nov. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 189)
757
George G. Kaplan Kaplan's Impromptu Want Ad Test want ad page is torn and pieces placed inside envelopes, chosen envelope is divined by performer
 		Jan. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 8)
619
Eddie Clever Classified newspaper add test, using ABC cards
 		1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
15
Fred Peterson Puzzle of the Pages word isa selected with the aid of a business card, that has a hole punched through to read one word, card is moved on page and stopped
Variations Jan. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 221)
882
Fred Peterson Pins forcing word on newspaper, pushing a pin through
Related to Feb. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 222)
888
Dr. Stanley Jaks Jaks' Subtlest Secret word is encircled on clipboard, duplicate page under carbon paper
Related toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 223)
890
Bob Somerfeld Whose Hue prediction of two words
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 225)
900
Milbourne Christopher Pinpointed Image pin in sheet of newspaper, performer divines word
 		1952
One Man Mental Magic
4
Eddie Joseph Hitting the Headline page and line is chosen from selected newspaper using deck of cards, two halves are dealt and two cards freely selected, pips added together, chosen headline is divined
  • Single Number Force
  • Combination Number Force
 		1952
Hitting the Headlines
1
Jack Yates Clip Line newspaper clipping, some lines from top and bottom are cut away and the cross total of the remaining lines leads to a line which is divined
Related to 1954
Minds in Close-Up
7
Amazing James Randi The Torn Off-Centre tips on the center tear
  • (1) pieces never burned
  • (2) when using a newspaper
  • (3) when using a telephone book
 		Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
13
Jack Yates Astral Headline medium divines words from newspaper
 		1956
Minds in Duplicate
24
The Amazing Maurice Newspaper Ad Test five ads are cut from a newspaper and put on a board, one is selected and divined by performer
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
23
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dr. Jaks geistreichstes Geheimnis word is encircled on clipboard and divined
Also published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
59
Don Tanner Want Ad Test torn ads, one is placed inside card box and revealed by performer
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
52
David Hoy Our Correspondent in...! folder with several headlines, mentalist divines selected one
 		1963
The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust
15
David Hoy Plastic Folder Force spectator rips out a piece of paper from a folder, which holds a collection of newspaper headlines
 		1963
The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust
15
John Hudak Printer's Demon phoned medium reveals content on a page on freely selected newspaper, see p. 874 for credit information
Related toVariations Jan. 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
77
W. G. Prunty Simple Newspaper Test word chosen with playing cards (cut force), it is predicted on a slate
 		1968
Newspaper Magic
83
Ian Mikby Algol's Ad ad selected from newspaper is predicted, cutting strip of newspaper when spectator says stop
 		Mar. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 5)
247
Edmund Rowland News Test newspaper folded and edges cut off, number counted to, Koran's binary newspaper
Related toVariations Aug. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 10)
440
Joseph M. White Classified Ad Prediction
1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
60
Tom Sellers Want Ad Test apparently contents of newspaper ads memorized (Stanley Jaks presentation), see also p. 565
Related to May 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7)
520
Bill Logan More News newspaper folded and edges cut off, number counted to, Koran's binary newspaper
  • The Folding Force
Inspired byRelated to June 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 8)
525
Paul Siegel Dart Delirium word from a newspaper is selected by throwing a a dart, word appears on slate
 		1972
Doorway to Delusion
32
Al Koran Headline Countdown newspaper torn up and a piece selected, a word is chosen, it has been predicted, binary prediction
Related toVariations 1972
Al Koran's Legacy
53
Robert Schwarz "X" Marks the Spot prediction of a word chosen in newspaper, marked with an x behind back
 		1974
Magick (Issue 96)
478
Fred Lowe Zeitungszerreiß-Telepathie newspaper torn into pieces, count-down to named number to arrive at a piece of newspaper, force by binary tearing and assembling
Also published here
  • New Pentagram
 July 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
16
Richard Lyn Stock Answer stock prediction from newspaper, spectator encircles any part of page with eyes closed
 		1975
Magick (Issue 128)
638
Alan Shaxon Climax Newspaper Test prediction, clever way to force a piece of a torn newspaper
 		1976
Practical Sorcery
40
Danton Century 21 Prediction predicting a chosen headline from newspaper, Koran's binary prediction
Related toVariations 1976
Magick (Issue 159)
791
Burling Hull All-Fair Want Ad Test ads cut out by spectators and put in glass bowl, one selected, word on it chosen and divined, specially printed ad page with force words
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
15
Burling Hull Miracle Newspaper Test spectator makes circle on newspaper
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
41
Al Mann The Underlined Thought line from newspaper is underlined and divined, two methods
 		1977
The Photon Shield
9
Al Mann The Word in the Circle word on newspaper is encircled and performer removes same paper, with same word marked from his wallet, carbon paper
 		1977
The Photon Shield
10
Neil Poliakoff Fire the Boss! ads from newspaper are torn and sealed in envelopes one is selected and content divined
 		1977
Magick (Issue 184)
917
Harry Lorayne Line o' Type column strip cut, line predicted
Variations 1977
The Magic Book
224
Charles "Cicardi" Scott Mind Snap variation of Koran's binary newspaper
Inspired by 1978
Magick (Issue 218)
1087
Ray Grismer Handy - Torn Newspaper Prediction newspaper torn in thirty-two pieces, number counted to, Koran's binary newspaper
Inspired by 1978
Handy — Torn Newspaper Prediction
1
C. L. Boarde Hot News with the ads section
 		1978
Mainly Mental Vol. 2 — Book Tests
89
Don Tanner Mental want ads tossed on cloth bag, one selected and divined
 		1978
It's in the Bag
12
Karl Fulves, Alvin Stine To The Dogs newspaper test over phone by Alvin Stine with a special issue of NY Times
 		1979
Interlocutor (Issue 40)
160
The Want Ad Test No. 33, paper strip cut where spectator wants to, ad at place where it is cut is predicted
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
53
John Hudak, Karl Fulves Stop Press No. 34, newspaper test over phone
Inspired by 1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
54
Karl Fulves Names in the News No. 62, two spectators chose picture in newspaper and person therein, both predicted
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
104
Nick Trost Newspaper Prediction newspaper folded and torn, number counted to, Koran's binary newspaper
Inspired by 1979
Close-Up Mentalism
7
Barrie Richardson Tri-Psi three slips in signed and sealed envelope
 		1981
Magick (Issue 284)
1418
Don Camp Word Games piece of newspaper page is torn and word selected, divination by performer
 		1981
Magick (Issue 287)
1433
Dr. Stanley Jaks Gedruckte Gedanken four news stories from newspaper are divined
Also published here
  • "Thought Out of Print" (Pentagram, Mar. 1953)
 Dec. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
150
Barrie Richardson, Eric Mason Newspaper Mind Reading one word written upside down
Also published here Dec. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 7)
1066
Al Mann The Code spectator choses a column of a newspaper, performer divines content, dit-dah Morse-type coding
Related to 1982
Six Columns
1
Al Mann Jaks' Secret several spectators circle words on a sheet of newspaper, performer divines them
Inspired by 1982
Six Columns
4
Al Mann Power of the Press newspaper is torn and a piece selected, performer divines content
Related to 1982
Six Columns
8
Al Mann The News Force newspaper torn into 16 squares, one is selected and content predicted
Inspired byRelated to 1982
Six Columns
10
Al Mann The Chain of Thought from three pieces of newspaper, performer divines three words
 		1982
Six Columns
14
Al Mann The Want Ad Mystery word from a want ad section is selected and divined
 		1982
Six Columns
18
Al Mann The Longest Word how to make fake want ad sections for thought divination
 		1982
Six Columns
19
Al Mann The "Impact" Ad Mystery want ad pages are torn and put in a bowl, three spectators select a piece and think of a word, all are divined
 		1982
Six Columns
20
Al Mann The Clip Line variation on Albert Spackman's "Clip Line"
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1982
Six Columns
20
Al Mann, Max Andrews Coded Headlines coding a card with a newspaper
 		1982
Six Columns
22
Al Mann Haunting Headlines newspaper page is selected and headline is circled, prediction in envelope
 		1982
Six Columns
23
Al Mann Easy-Do Tele-Thought
Related to 1982
Six Columns
25
Al Mann Pegasus Page first selected page of a newspaper is predicted then it vanishes and appears in envelope, two versions
Related to 1982
Six Columns
26
David Britland News Flash word in newspaper, carbon
Also published here Mar. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 11)
200
Peter Wilker Ein Zeitungstest in Abwandlungen history and overview on the Koran Newspaper test, variations by Edmund Roland, Nick Trost, Allan Shaxon, Robert Harbin
 		1982
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 43 No. 4&5)
118
Thomas Alan Waters Mindscript 2: The Newspaper Test torn newspaper, prediction of words, general comments
 		1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 2: The Newspaper Test)
383
Thomas Alan Waters Duplicities prediction on slate, several methods to add duplicate force pieces and switching pieces
 		1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 2: The Newspaper Test)
385
Thomas Alan Waters, Edmund Rowland, Fred Lowe, Robert Harbin X-Positions page is torn in sixteen parts and a piece selected, analysis , ideas on headline predictions
Related to
  • Edmund Rowland in Warlock's "Pentagram" Vol, 7. No.2. P. 11.
  • Fred Lowe in "New Pentagram" Vol. 4, No. 1. P.1.
  • Robert Harbin in "Abra" Vol.7, No. 181. P. 387.
 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 2: The Newspaper Test)
392
Stephen Minch The Rosebud Prophecy prediction of torn piece of newspaper, Koran deck with Newspaper
 		1984
Mind Melds
45
Terry Nosek The Word pile of torn newspaper slips, spectator choses one, folds it in quarters and tears corner off, long word is chosen and revealed, reverse center tear method
Variations Jan. 1985
Magick (Issue 345)
1721
Karl Fulves Deluxe Headline Reading No. 21, four spectators tear off sections of newspapers, put in envelopes, performer divines contents and makes matching drawings
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
42
Karl Fulves Almanac Affinity No. 79, spectator removes page of newspaper and adds all four page numbers, number used to look up word in almanac, forced, two handlings
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
142
Neil Somerville Psi Challenge newspaper clippings attached to index cards, content of chosen one is divined
 		Jan. 1986
Magick (Issue 364)
1819
Der Illustrierten-Test
Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
176
Rich Bloch The Hydra Sinecure piece torn from news paper, chosen word is divined
Inspired by Jan. 1987
Magick (Issue 384)
1919
Theodore Annemann Gedankenlesen aus der Zeitung center tear presentation as newspaper test
Also published here 1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 1)
13
Karrell Fox "Good Newz" newspaper torn into pieces, spectator selects one and remembers word on it, it is divined
 		1988
My Latest Book
80
Karrell Fox "Easy Reader" page from newspaper selected, then a torn section, picture on it described, repeated several times
 		1988
My Latest Book
86
George G. Kaplan Ein Stegreif-Annoncentest ads torn out of newspaper and put in envelopes, ad in chosen envelope divined, cross cut force with envelopes
Also published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly
 Apr. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 4)
179
Gene "Phantini" Grant, Al Mann The Mann Mystique headlines torn from newspaper and rolled to tight pellets, chosen one is predicted
 		Jan. 1990
Magick (Issue 433)
2164
Don Nielsen Kronos force of number five, six or seven with wrist watch procedure, newspaper test application, see note on p. 7
Related to
  • "Step Back in Time" (Stephen Tucker, Compendium, 1984)
 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
4
Karl Fulves Where She Stops "a money maker trick"
cut-out newspaper column strip is in money maker prop and cut where the spectator wants
 		1993
Verbatim (Issue 6)
54
Punx Unwritten Center Tear word circled on newspaper clipping
 		Feb. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 8)
1
Raimo Patronen Psychic Ad several ads in envelopes, one is selected and divined by performer
 		May 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 11)
8
Stewart Judah Judah's Newspaper Ad Trick
1994
More Greater Magic
1058
Alexander de Cova 2. Wortvorhersage
Also published here 1994
Secrets No. 1
126
Alexander de Cova Wortvorhersage
Also published here 1994
Seminar 1994
6
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Die Zeitungsstreifen-Voraussage
1995
Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht
26
Albert Spackman Newspaper Test word-forcing technique, text upside down beneath headline, without credit
 		1995
Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht
26
Karl Fulves Beyond Numbers No. 23, page and word selected with calculation procedure
 		1995
Easy Magic
30
Karl Fulves Reading the Classifieds No. 43, crumpled ads from newspaper on table, one chosen and three words chosen from it, medium looks at the words and identifies the whole ad
 		1995
Easy Magic
62
Samuel Hawley News-Wordy spectator circles word on newspaper before the show, word is divined
Related to 1995
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 11)
46
Mark Edward Clear Cut Choice various newspaper clippings, one is selected and cut in half, mailed prediction with word where paper strip was cut, Clip Line
Inspired by
  • Grant's "Want-Ad Test"
 1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 1)
91
David Britland News Flash word in newspaper, carbon
Also published here 1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4 & 5)
172
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Scatterbrain page of newspaper torn according to spectator's wishes until piece remains, word chosen on it, predicted, bluff
 		1997
Ah-ha!
15
John Scarne Magic of the East Max Holden's description of an involved newspaper test performed by Scarne, no method
Also published here
  • Genii, Sept. 1941
 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
157
Karl Fulves Personal Effects "New Maps", rectangle torn from newspaper is divided into grid, spectators circle words in the ads, performer later divines them
Related to 1998
Mutus Nomen
52
Karl Fulves Now Hear This number forced with calculator, prediction via object in envelope that corresponds to an ad in newspaper on that page
 		1998
Calculator Tricks
30
Richard Osterlind Air Wave Telepathy Idea for Schenk & Sondermeyer's "Alpha Mental" for radio
 		1999
Dynamic Mysteries
76
Barrie Richardson Word Flight one word written upside down
VariationsAlso published here 1999
Theater of the Mind
244
David Berglas 3 or 4 Words out of Thousands brief, same as Newspaper Prediction
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
342
Al Baker The Saturday Evening Post Feat using memory, magazine test
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
227
David Ben Alpha Faux presentation for "Alpha Mental": computer predicts chosen word
 		2003
Tricks
95
Michael Sondermeyer, Uwe Schenk Alpha Mental prediction of word chosen from newspaper page, progressive anagrams
 		2003
Tricks
95
Albert Spackman Newspaper Test word-forcing technique, text upside down beneath headline
 		2003
Tricks
96
Robert Cassidy Rip It Up Koran's binary newspaper, number named after newspaper is torn
Inspired by 2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
152
Al Koran Koran's Binary Newspaper credited to Trost and Borodin
Related to 2004
Semi-Mental Journey
229
Chuck Hickok Application Idea #3: Newspaper Switch Helper forcing a piece of a newspaper
 		2005
Mentalism, Incorporated: Volume Two
45
Docc Hilford Nostrum Newspaper Test newspaper is torn into pieces, one selected and long word in the center of the piece is chosen, performer divines word using letters from headlines
 		2005
Nostrum Necromancy
8
Jim Steinmeyer The Torn Newspaper Prediction "A New Routine and Handling for a Classic Mental Effect"
pieces added from jacket
Related to 2009
Technique & Understanding
105
Jim Steinmeyer, Alberto de Figueiredo The Torn Newspaper Prediction Force
Related to 2013
Magia Demente
74
Max Maven Psi-Comix
  • Lost Horizons
fifteen to twenty comic strips from newspapers are mixed, one chosen, it is predicted
Also published here
  • Linking Ring Parade, Dec. 1977
 Mar. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 3)
35
Robert Cassidy The Shuttled Newspaper Test news paper torn in pieces and every piece rolled up, one is chosen and selected word divined by performer
 		2013
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy — Volume 2: Fundamentals
31
Robert Cassidy The Effect Depends On Your Point Of View using the re-deal force with pieces of newspaper
 		2013
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy — Volume 2: Fundamentals
198
Alexander de Cova Al Koran Newspaper Prediction binary tearing and counting
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 11)
25
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dr. Jaks Subtlest Secret word is encircled on clipboard
Also published here 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
134
Dr. Stanley Jaks Thought Out of Print four news stories from newspaper are divined
Also published here
  • "Thought Out of Print" in "Pentagram" March, 1953
 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
235
Chris Rawlins A Jolly Prediction newspaper torn up and a piece selected, a word is chosen, it has been predicted
Inspired by May 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 5)
54
Alexander de Cova The Al Koran Newspaper Prediction binary tearing and counting
  • The Barebones of the Al Koran Newspaper Prediction
Inspired byAlso published here 2014
The Traveller
5
Alexander de Cova Die Al Koran Zeitungsvorhersage binary tearing and counting
Inspired byAlso published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
170
Chris Rawlins Hack newspaper page chosen, torn up, piece selected, content divined
Inspired by 2017
The Event, 2017
39
Sylvia "Zatanna" Marinai T&R Newspaper Test newspaper torn up with spectator, a word circled with a pen and remembered, after restoration it's still circled
 		Apr. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 4)
65
Ben Hart Advertising Banner newspaper strip cut, phrase there appears tied to the back of a real fly, Albert Spackman's "Clip Line"
 		2020
The Darkest Corners
282
Ben Hart A Word in Amber newspaper strip cut, phrase there appears inside amber necklace, Albert Spackman's "Clip Line"
 		2020
The Darkest Corners
292
Alex Proctor Newsbook Prediction page numbers on a double page from a newspaper used to calculate a page number for a book, top line predicted
Related to 2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
147