In the "Pictures to the Editors" section of its March 22, 1937 issue, Life magazine published four photographs sent in by a correspondent who wrote: "These strange shots are sent you as a warning as to what to expect in photography around April 1st.—A.H. Blackington, Boston, Mass." The photographs presumably had been published earlier in regional New England newspapers.

1. Charleston, R.I.— Dr. Harold Sand's pet oyster-eating hippo escapes from backyard.

2. Boston— General George Washington is caught backwards on his charger in the Public Gardens.

3. The Flume, N.H.—Local boy builds boat, finds it too big, sandpapers it down to fit.

4. Old Rye, N.H.— A freak windstorm spells things in branches of willow trees.