Startling Mystery Stories, No. 4

Content Description This December 1925 issue of Weird Tales features mystery and supernatural fiction. "Medium for Justice" by Victor Rousseau concerns a Research Officer investigating a medium named Rinaldi for the Society for the Investigation of Psychical Phenomena. Initially skeptical of Rinaldi's abilities—suspecting fraud—the investigator becomes interested when examining the medium's peculiar servant, Potter, who serves as both valet and "apport medium." The story explores whether Rinaldi's seemingly miraculous feats are genuine spiritualistic phenomena or elaborate conjuring. Also included is "The Temptation of Harringay" by J. Q. Wilt, a story opening on the Rue des Batailles in Paris, where the narrator observes street life from a café, including sparrows fighting and various human conflicts. The issue also advertises a medical feature on married sexual relations by a noted doctor. OCR quality degrades significantly in latter portions, making further content identification unreliable.