# Midnight, November 4, 1922
This issue of the Macfadden pulp magazine features a thrill-contest update and diverse content addressing contemporary social issues. "Confessions of a Doctor's Wife" appears as a serial. Mystery stories include "Dead Men's Clothes" by an Old Clothes Man and "The Staircase of Death" by Svengali.
Featured articles explore sensational topics: "Are Babies Paying the Wages of Sin?" examines custody disputes and abandoned children through case studies including the Tiernan-Poulin paternity case and the Stillman legitimacy scandal; "Will Science Defeat Prohibition?" presents editor notes from an Edison interview discussing scientific solutions to alcohol prohibition; and "Taking a Chance" by Bernarr Macfadden warns against gambling, drinking, and vice. Additional pieces include interviews about Ziegfeld Follies dancers, race-track betting, and married life. Advertisement mentions for next week include "She Shot Him to Prove Her Love for Him" and coverage of boxer "Dizzy" Denver.
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- November 4, 1922
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