NEWMANN, C.A. George (1880 ? 1952). Newmann the Great. St. Paul: Standard Litho., ca. 1915. Handsome color lithographed window card of the ?pioneer mentalist? who made a career out of reading minds and presenting a hypnosis show in rural communities under canvas and in small country ?opera houses.? His portrait is framed on a red background by a white question mark of smoke. 13 7/8 x 11?. In addition to his successful career primarily playing the ?sticks,? Newmann owned one of the great, early, and important collections of conjuring books and ephemera in America.