Ovette, Joseph (Magical): Bargain Magic ©1921 (circa) Heaney Magic Co., Berlin, Wisconsin Softcover, saddle-stitched, 48 pages

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Contents (from book)

5 The Divining Knife (Louis C. Haley): a knife thrust into deck wrapped in paper finds two selections
5 As To MakeUp: idea for face-paint
6 Hygenic Precaution: more tips
7 Startling Vanish of Live Stock: from a cage on the stage
8 Mathematical Wonder Problem: totaling a figure
9 Hat Illusion: objects produced from a hat
12 Flower Pot Production - Improved: how to make a collapsible pot
13 The Giant Memory: a clever memory trick with numbers
14 Element for Fish: bowl of fish production
16 Ovette's God Joss Mystery: Chinese gong vanishing
17 The Needle Trick - Improved: needles in mouth trick
18 The Colored Thread Needle Trick: another version with colored threads
19 Second Sight: quick two-person signal
20 Mystic Table Lifting: for light tables
20 Marvelous Bank Note Test: magician instantly names the serial number on a selected bill
21 The Great Dictionary Trick - Improved Method (Louis C. Haley): two methods, free choice of book
22 New Silent Second Sight and Bank Note Test: two person code
24 2nd Sight That’s Out of Sight: magician determines sum of three dice with help of assistant
26 Announcement - Ovette's New-Era Miracles:  advertisement for a multi-phase stage illusion, available for $500
32 Magic Guessing Institute: a contest to win the explanation for one part of the act
36 Other Features of The Mysterious Angel: further description
37 Solution of Secret of The Mysterious Angel: some sample solution send in
43 Ovette's New Era Miracles Magician's Symposium: become part of Ovette's new book
44 To Take Off a Man's Shirt Without Removing His Coat
44 Production and Grand Vanish of Eight Billiard Balls at Finger Tips: using thimble gimmicks
45 A Good Comedy Bet or One On the Audience: a gag with the vanish of the magician's assistant
47 The Future of Magic (Louis C. Haley): essay on magicians who don't view their trade as art

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