Whiteley, Harry: Miracles Of Modern Magic ©1905 (circa) Self Published, Manchester Softcover, 35 pages plus ads

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Contents:

1 The Great Magic Kettle Act: a chemical trick
1 Description of the Performance from Beginning to End
4 The Secret Out
6 How the Kettle is Made to Steam
7 A Word of Caution
8 Preparation
9 Presenting the Kettle Act

19 Miscellaneous Magical Marvels
19 The Wandering Orange: an orange passes back an forth between two cylinders
19 Destiny - A Novel Card Trick: spectator names a card, and magician reveals an envelope with the selection named
21 A Numerical Card Trick: counting to the selection
22 A New Hot Coffee Trick: hot coffee is made in a kettle with no plug
23 The Tin Trunk Release: a trunk escape described briefly
23 Hat, Candle, and Handkerchief Combination: a handkerchief and candle vanish and reappear elsewhere
24 The Kari-Kari Bird Trick (Chas. Trickey): dove is produced and vanished in tubes, with optional head wringing!
26 Production of a Solid Walking-Stick (Chas. Trickey): the cane is real
26 Inflated Balloons Produced from a Hat: using a clever chemical reaction
27 An Original Billiard Ball Production: actually a rubber ball
28 The World in a Nutshell: a borrowed ring vanishes and is found in an egg inside a coconut
31 A Floating Billiard Ball (Ed Fielding): between the hands
32 An Improved Swallowing Wand: clever mechanism
33 Whiteley's Three-Card Trick: three selections are found in dramatic fashion