Midnight, September 30, 1922

This issue of Midnight (September 30, 1922, Vol. 1, No. 7) is a sensationalist confession and mystery publication featuring a reader contest for "midnight thrills"—personal adventure submissions with eighteen prizes, the grand prize being $250. The publication includes fictional serials and complete stories: "Daughter of a Murderer" (four-part serial), "Sold to the Devil" by John R. Coryell, "Murdered by Telephone," and "Thieves" (one-act play). Non-fiction pieces include Bernarr Macfadden's editorial "Out of the Devil's Clutches" advocating moral reformation through physical discipline; "Who Fiddles While New York Burns," comparing modern New York's wickedness to Ancient Rome and critiquing contemporary vice, gambling, canned food consumption, and women's changing domestic roles; and "Murder in the Name of the Law." Also featured: "Why I Kissed Jack Dempsey" (interview with Florence Walton), "Women Who Walk the Streets of New York by Night," and "Shame's Auction Block."