Headline Prediction

94 entries in Newspaper / Headline Prediction

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Theodore Annemann	Erased Address Prediction	mailing envelope with pencil-written address to yourself		Feb. 1940	The Jinx (Issue 79)	516	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Sylvan Barnet	Wuxtra!			1945	My Best	220	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Herb Runge	Tomorrow's News	headline predictions, nested in three tubes		1945	My Best	263	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Bill Becher	Brain Buster	with Brema's bill tube, sealed in envelope		Nov. 1946	The Phoenix (Issue 115)	463	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Bill / Bill Tube
C. L. Boarde	Stop Press!	letter sent beforehand, never touched again		Jan. 1948	The Phoenix (Issue 142)	569	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Harlan Tarbell	The Royal Newspaper Headline Prediction			1954	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6	228	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Harlan Tarbell, Robert Parrish	Newspaper Headline Prediction			1954	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6	233	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Amazing James Randi	A Record Prediction	headline prediction on record disc that is signed on both sides and given to the spectator until the performance		June 1955	Ibidem (Issue 1)	3	CD & Record Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Tony Corinda	No. 20. Headline Predictions			1958	The Swami Gimmick	23	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Pen & Pencil / Nail Writer & Swami
Dr. Spencer Thornton	Futuramic Headline Prediction	prediction mailed		1958	Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic	16	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Tony Corinda	Headline Predictions	on its staging and presentation		1960	Publicity Stunts	383	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Articles / Business and Publicity
Robert A. Nelson	Nelson's Notes	idea for headline prediction with Nelson Mental-Gimmic		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	11	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Dick Johnson	Impromptu Headline Prediction	prediction in envelope, opened with pair of scissors		1961	Still More Miracles in Mentalism	30	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Paper / Envelopes / Normal
Eddie Clever	Lo! A Prophet	mailed prediction		Feb. 1964	The New Jinx (Vol. 2 No. 22)	91	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr.	Before the Presses Roll!	headline prediction in nest of envelopes, sent by mail	Also published here Vor Drucklegung (Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr., 1977)	1967	Between Two Minds	69	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Ned Rutledge	Tomorrow's Newspaper			1967	Between Two Minds	73	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Hans "Mr. Bogo" Boginski	Mr. Bogo und der Weltmeister	headline prediction, envelopes in box, promotion stunt	Related to "Magie" Nr. 2, 1967.	1967	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 28 No. 3)	35	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Fredric Kolb	Club Show Headline Prediction	prediction mailed in advance, two envelopes		1971	Magick (Issue 21)	101	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Gene Nielsen	Challenge Prediction	subtleties for the Billet Pencil and locked-box	Inspired by (1) The Billet Pencil (Tony Corinda, 1958)	1971	Magick (Issue 28)	138	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Billet / Prediction
Gene Nielsen	Matchless Prediction	(published April, 1978), prediction in matchbox		Aug. 1971	Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 22)	169	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Match & Matchbox / Matchbox & Matchbook
Paul Siegel	Future Witness	headline and magazine prediction		1972	Doorway to Delusion	21	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Chester "Dr. DeMille" Miller	Miller's Miracle	as explained by North Bigbee, sent prediction in bill tube	Related to Poor Man's Prediction Chest (Dr. Dan J. Alessini, 1973)	1972	Magick (Issue 51)	253	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Bill / Bill Tube
Al Koran	The Million Dollar Prediction	prediction of sports result, political election etc, nest of envelopes	Related to Dr. Jaks' Incredible Prediction (Dr. Stanley Jaks, 1984)	1972	Al Koran's Legacy	73	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Billet / Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Al Koran	Insight Spectaculr	coded prediction as long number, book of codes to decode it	Related to A Prediction in Code (Bruce Bernstein, 1997) A Prediction in Code (Bruce Bernstein, 2012)	1972	Al Koran's Legacy	81	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Words & Letters / Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Dr. Dan J. Alessini	Poor Man's Prediction Chest	bill tube in locked chest, prediction in capsule	Related to Miller's Miracle (Chester "Dr. DeMille" Miller, 1972)	1973	Magick (Issue 69)	341	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Principles / Assistant Bill / Bill Tube
Nathan Stark	The Man from 2001	prediction is on a cassette	Variations Time Capsule (Gaylord E. Hill, 1974)	1973	Magick (Issue 81)	401	CD & Record Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail Cassette
Gaylord E. Hill	Time Capsule	headline prediction recorded on cassette	Inspired by The Man from 2001 (Nathan Stark, 1973)	1974	Magick (Issue 105)	522	CD & Record Newspaper / Headline Prediction Cassette
Gene Nielsen	NuAge Prediction	mailed before, Himber wallet		1975	Magick (Issue 131)	651	Wallet Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Dr. E. Raymond Carlyle	No-Touch Sealed Prediction	mailed prediction, color, card, number, and vague headline		1975	Magick (Issue 137)	681	Paper / Add-a-Number Pad Newspaper / Headline Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Arthur Setterington	Headline Hit	live headline prediction, by tearing a newspaper and selecting a piece		Apr. 1976	Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 8)	241	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Gene Nielsen	Matchless Guile	prediction in signed matchbox		1976	Magick (Issue 149)	743	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Match & Matchbox / Matchbox & Matchbook Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Al Mann	Break Through	card and headline prediction, nest of envelope sent to a member of the audience by mail		1977	Break Through	1	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail Paper / Envelopes / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Rough and Smooth Decks / Miscellaneous
Walter B. Gibson, Al Mann	Walter's Letter	prediction in nest of envelopes, sent to spectator by mail		1977	Break Through	10	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Principles / Pre-Show Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Al Mann	The Prediction Caper	previously mailed nest of envelopes		1977	The Photon Shield	4	Clipboard Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Warren Stephens	Look at it This Way or This Way	NCR / carbon paper envelope		1977	Magick (Issue 181)	901	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Paper / Envelopes / Carbon Paper Envelopes
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr.	Vor Drucklegung	headline prediction in nest of envelopes, sent by mail	Also published here Before the Presses Roll! (Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr., 1967)	Dec. 1977	Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 4)	148	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Larry Becker	Mental Case	prediction in coin purse		1978	World of Super Mentalism	97	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Al Mann	Joanna Southcott's Box	different box design, for headline prediction, Arca system		1978	Arca — The Magic Box	14	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Thomas Alan Waters	Unknown Power	tape cassette with headline prediction on	Related to Ultra-Modern Mentalism (Tony Corinda, Robert Harbin, 1959) Bob Tripp in Robert A. Nelson's "Sensational Mentalism" p. 68.	1979	Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue New Thoughts For Old)	28	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Cassette
Karrell Fox	"Pro"-Diction	prediction envelope switched with newspaper		1979	Another Book	157	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope
Karroll Priest	Predic-O-Clip!	prediction with bulldog clip in box, headline prediction etc, sent in advance, Nelson Gimmick		1980	Magick (Issue 266)	1329	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Uriah Fuller	10. Predictions	publicity stunt predictions		1980	Further Confessions of a Psychic	63	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Stan Lobenstern	"Impromptu" Headline Prediction	credit correction on page 612, additional credit to Donn Davison, Sid Lorraine, Ted Annemann		Sep. 1981	Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 9)	535	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Al Mann	Page One	with an Al Koran Wallet		1981	The "H" Factor	9	Wallet Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Barrie Richardson	Tri-Psi	three slips in signed and sealed envelope		1981	Magick (Issue 284)	1418	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Newspaper / Newspaper Test Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Joseph Dunninger, Al Mann	Dunninger's Brain-Thrust	analysis of Dunninger's Headline prediction according to some news articles, slip of paper	Related to The Back Room (Bruce Elliott, 1943)	1983	Mastermind Headline Predictions	1	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Principles / Dual Reality
Al Mann	The Cornucopia Caper	send prediction with different papers, different things are predicted which happen in the show as well as the headline of the newspaper, paper dumbed in a bread basket		1983	Mastermind Headline Predictions	5	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
	Geller's Gaff	with assistant predicting actual events while performing		1983	Mastermind Headline Predictions	6	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Al Mann	Knock on any Door	headline predictions with demographic probability, adding details later on		1983	Mastermind Headline Predictions	7	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Jerry Fulton	A Laugh	comedy headline predictions		1983	Mastermind Headline Predictions	8	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Jack Dean	The IronClad Prediction	headline prediction sealed in envelope inside plates of steel		1983	Mastermind Headline Predictions	9	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Al Mann	Fabulous Concepts	on the principle of "Dy-No-Mite Prediction" by Donn Davison and how Dr. Stanley Jaks used it	Related to One Is Face Up (Dr. Stanley Jaks, 1959) Donn Davison "Dy-No-Mite Prediction" 1977	1983	Mastermind Headline Predictions	16	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Principles / Dual Reality Mental Magic / Principles / Stooge
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	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Newspaper / Newspaper Test
Bruce Bernstein	A Sporting Prediction	prediction of sports game, two envelopes in larger envelopes, in one envelope is name of winning team and in other number of home runs , MVP etc.	Also published here A Sporting Prediction (Bruce Bernstein, 1999) A Sporting Prediction (Bruce Bernstein, 2012)	1985	Psi-Tech	25	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Karrell Fox	The "Let's cut out all of the Phoney Baloney and do something normal and natural for a Change.. Prediction"	thoughts about framing a prediction		1986	For My Next Trick...	37	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Karrell Fox	How to Do - The "Let's cut out all of the Phoney Baloney and do something normal and natural for a Change" Prediction	sending letter ahead for headline prediction, slip of paper switched when dumped out of envelope		1986	For My Next Trick...	47	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Billet / Switches Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Burton S. Sperber	Mind Flash	headline prediction, predictions inside envelope		Nov. 1987	Magick (Issue 398)	1987	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Paper / Envelopes / Switching with single Envelope & Two-Way Envelopes
Karrell Fox	Producing Predictions	using headling prediction to predict winners, stock market, ...		1991	Goodies	74	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Larry Becker, Lee Earle, Ross Johnson	The Howard Hughes Headline Prediction	comedy prediction, humorous entries in news paper, apparently mailed 20 years ago		1992	Stunners!	211	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Larry Becker	Clearly Predictable	mailed prediction of headline and chosen Jumbo card		1992	Stunners!	251	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Cards / Jumbo Cards (exclusive) / Routines / Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Larry Becker, Roy Roth	The Nostradamus Prediction Chests	two boxes, inside is cassette with recorded prediction, with effect variations		1992	Stunners!	265	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Cassette
Dick Steiner	Page One Headline Prediction	book with headlines used	Inspired by Terry Nosek's "The Best of Life" in "The Collected Works of Sigmund Fraud" 1984. Also published here Terry Nosek's "The Best of Life" in "Mentalist's Technical Bulletin" 1979.	Oct. 1992	Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 4)	5	Paper / Add-a-Number Pad Newspaper / Headline Prediction Book / Book Test / Routines
Karl Fulves	Spook Slate	two small slates are initialed, headline prediction by performer and page number by spectator, sealed in envelopes, one kept by spectator, several days later: headline on chosen page is predicted on slate	Related to Spook Slate (Karl Fulves, 1993)	1994	Verbatim (Issue 10)	144	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Slate / Flaps & Moving Parts
Ted Lesley	Early Edition	newspaper headline prediction, sent by mail in advance, several methods		1994	Paramiracles	263	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Jim Steinmeyer	Headline Prediction	Conjuring a small chest is mailed in advance	Related to Headline Prediction: The Sequel (Jim Steinmeyer, 1994)	Jan. 1994	MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 5)	47	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope
Jim Steinmeyer	Headline Prediction: The Sequel	Conjuring two more prediction chests	Related to Headline Prediction (Jim Steinmeyer, 1994)	Feb. 1994	MAGIC (Vol. 3 No. 6)	53	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope
Karrell Fox	A Bottomless Prediction	loading prediction into bottomless pay envelope		1995	Much Ado About Something	66	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Paper / Envelopes / Loading
Rudolf Braunmüller	Trickumschläge III	loading envelope for headline prediction		Mar. 1995	Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)	74	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Paper / Envelopes / Loading
Lee Earle	Future's Window	headline prediction mailed to client, sent to hotel		1995	Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 13)	59	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Paul Pacific	Greeked!	sending Himber wallet in advance		1996	Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 13)	145	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Joachim "Marnac" Wolf, Will Dexter	Schlagzeilenvoraussage		Also published here Will Dexter's routine in "The Gen" 1949.	1997	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 59 No. 6)	153	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Bruce Bernstein	A Prediction in Code	prediction is coded as number and sent in advance, code is shown and prediction can by deciphered, headline prediction, sport event etc.	Related to Insight Spectaculr (Al Koran, 1972) Also published here A Prediction in Code (Bruce Bernstein, 2012)	1997	Psi-Kicks	22	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Words & Letters / Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Bruce Bernstein	Logical Headline Prediction		Also published here Logical Headline Prediction (Bruce Bernstein, 2012)	1997	Psi-Kicks	45	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Principles / Pre-Show
Maurice Nicole	ImPressive	in nest of envelopes, with bulldog clip		Mar. 1998	Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9)	3	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Bruce Bernstein	A Sporting Prediction	prediction of sports game, two envelopes in larger envelopes, in one envelope is name of winning team and in other number of home runs , MVP etc.	Variations Devil-May-Care (Colin McLeod, 2014) Also published here A Sporting Prediction (Bruce Bernstein, 1985)	1999	Perception Is Everything	32	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Docc Hilford	Murder by Mail	prediction of person who will die that day, morbid headline prediction		2002	Band of the Hand	34	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Andy Nyman	The Wet Headline Scenario!	envelope switching anecdote	Related to Foreseen (Andy Nyman, 2020) Also published here The Wet Headline Scenario! (Andy Nyman, 2010)	2002	Fight Dirty!	[19]	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Articles / Anecdotes Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope
Robert Cassidy	Signed Twice	prediction billet is signed by two spectators and placed inside envelope	Also published here Signed Twice (Robert Cassidy, 2004)	2002	Strange Impressions	7	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Principles / Pocket Writing Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
John Riggs	Post-Prognostication	headline prediction done during show, with comedy headlines		2003	Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 17)	429	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Robert Cassidy	Signed Twice	prediction billet is signed by two spectators and placed inside envelope	Also published here Signed Twice (Robert Cassidy, 2002)	2004	The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy	257	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Principles / Pocket Writing Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Wonder Man Fred	Headline Prediction oder Headline Production	on the headline prediction, sent by mail Die massgeblichen Kriterien Die Herstellung gleicher Umschläge Der Austausch		2004	Semi-Mental Journey	289	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Principles / Pre-Show Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope Paper / Envelopes / Miscellaneous
Peter Kougasian	Headline Prediction (Or Card Trick)	envelope mailed to host in advance, later switched in pre-show, as an out it contains a poker deal prediction in case the switch is not possible		2007	Best of Friends — Volume III	428	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Prediction
Jon Allen	White Noise			2009	Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen	138	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Paper / Envelopes / Loading
David Penn	Bluff Headline Prediction	"I have only performed this once..."		2009	Mind Blasters II	213	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Burton S. Sperber	Mind Flash			2010	Miracles of my Friends II	97	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Andy Nyman	The Wet Headline Scenario!	envelope switching anecdote	Also published here The Wet Headline Scenario! (Andy Nyman, 2002)	2010	Bulletproof	132	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Articles / Anecdotes Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope
Bruce Bernstein	A Sporting Prediction	prediction of sports game, two envelopes in larger envelopes, in one envelope is name of winning team and in other number of home runs , MVP etc.	Also published here A Sporting Prediction (Bruce Bernstein, 1985)	2012	Unreal	37	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail Hand Gimmicks / Thumb & Finger Tip
Bruce Bernstein	Logical Headline Prediction		Also published here Logical Headline Prediction (Bruce Bernstein, 1997)	2012	Unreal	39	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Principles / Pre-Show
Bruce Bernstein	A Prediction in Code	prediction is coded as number and sent in advance, code is shown and prediction can by deciphered, headline prediction, sport event etc.	Related to Insight Spectaculr (Al Koran, 1972) Also published here A Prediction in Code (Bruce Bernstein, 1997)	2012	Unreal	40	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Words & Letters / Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail
Colin McLeod	Devil-May-Care	mailed prediction contains two envelopes, one predicts which one spectator will select and the other predicts first couple of word of newspaper	Inspired by A Sporting Prediction (Bruce Bernstein, 1999)	2014	Divine	148	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / By Mail Paper / Envelopes / Switching the Envelope
Alan Shaxon, Al Koran	Headline Prediction	prediction inside ball of ribbon which is inside a closed jar		2014	Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer	172	Newspaper / Headline Prediction
Ted Karmilovich	The P.S. Principle	adding a ps to any prediction with something not related to the routine, headline prediction style		2015	Target Number	30	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Effects / Prediction / Miscellaneous
Andy (The Jerx)	Dewey Defeats Truman	Solutions to common issues magicians have with headline predictions Issue 1: Too bold a power to claim Issue 2: What if there's a tragedy that day?		2016	The Jerx	165	Newspaper / Headline Prediction Mental Magic / Theory and General Comments
Andy Nyman	Foreseen	letter mailed to client in advances contains headline prediction from event day's newspaper, detailed description	Related to The Wet Headline Scenario! (Andy Nyman, 2002)	2020	Foreseen	2	Newspaper / Headline Prediction