Midnight, September 23, 1922

# Midnight Thrills Magazine, September 23, 1922

This issue of Midnight Thrills features a reader-submitted adventure contest offering $250 for the best entry. The magazine includes a confessions section with pieces on George M. Cohan and Fanny Brice, plus a life story of Veronica from New York's Moulin Rouge. Mystery content includes "A Midnight Seance with Jazzy Spooks," describing a séance where participants claim to photograph the spirit of deceased Professor James H. Hyslop of the American Society for Psychic Research using sealed camera plates. The article details the gathering at Dr. Bowers's laboratory and hypnotization of a subject, Miss Haviland, while photographers attempt to capture spectral images. Additional features include "Sold to the Devil" serial, editorial by founder Bernarr Macfadden on excess and moderation, and articles on bootlegging and Broadway personalities.