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Old News of the Day–April 1

by Caryn Radick • April 1, 2020 • 0 Comments

This April Fools comic appears in the April 1, 1922 Perth Amboy Evening News and reminds us of the kind of trickery that the first of April can bring.

April Fools' Day comic showing woman giving man baby carriage to walk with instructing man not to uncover the baby. When the man later pushes the top back to show a friend the baby, the only thing in the carriage is an April Fools Note

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Old News of the Day–April 1

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