Newspaper Test

119 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 Chentury Newspaper Test
Also published here 1935 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 4) 16
Theodore Annemann Two Mindreading Publicity Effects center tear presentation as newspaper test or living/dead test
Related toAlso published here 1935 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 6) 24
Arthur Johnson Cards and a Newspaper ace cutting method used for newspaper prediction
 		1935 The Jinx 1-50 (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 1940 The Jinx 51-100 (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 101-151 (Issue 112) 665
Al Baker The Saturday Post Feat using memory
 		1941 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means) 227
Theodore Annemann Headline Hunter magician's choice strategy
Also published here 1941 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 151) 883
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!
1945 The Phoenix 51-100 (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
 		1948 The Phoenix 101-150 (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
 		1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 189) 757
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 1951 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 221) 882
Fred Peterson Pins forcing word on newspaper, pushing a pin through
Related to 1951 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 222) 888
Dr. Stanley Jaks Jaks' Subtlest Secret word is encircled on clipboard
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1951 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 223) 890
Bob Somerfeld Whose Hue prediction of two words
Inspired byRelated to 1951 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (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
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 adds, 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 to Jan. 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 3) 77
W. G. Prunty Simple Newspaper Test
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 by 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
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 headline prediction, Koran's binary prediction
Related to 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! adds 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
Cicardi Mind Snap variation of Koran's binary newspaper
 		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
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
Unknown 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
Karl Fulves Stop Press No. 34, newspaper test over phone
 		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
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 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 11) 200
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
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
Unknown Der Illustrierten-Test
Dec. 1986 Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3&4) 176
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
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
Stewart Judah Judah's Newspaper Ad Trick
1994 More Greater Magic 1058
Alexander de Cova 2. Wortvorhersage
1994 Secrets No. 1 126
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
 		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
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
Also 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
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
Chuck Hickok Application Idea #3: Newspaper Switch Helper forcing a piece of a newspaper
 		2005 Mentalism, Incorporated: Volume Two 45
Jim Steinmeyer, Alberto de Figueiredo The Torn Newspaper Prediction Force
Related to
  • Jim Steinmeyer's "The Torn Newspaper Prediction" in "Technique & Understanding"
 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
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
  • "Headline Countdown" (Al Koran's Legacy, 1972)
 May 2014 Genii (Vol. 77 No. 5) 54
Chris Rawlins Hack newspaper page chosen, torn up, piece selected, content divined
Inspired by
  • Al Koran's binary newspaper test
 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