Desperate Hubby (April Fool's Day - 1920)

The United Press distributed a story about a "desperate hubby":

Chicago — Harry Shapiro was desperate because his wife threatened to leave him. He grabbed a bottle, labelled "poison" and dramatically declared "stay with me or I die." When Mrs. Shapiro laughed uproariously, Harry smelt the bottle's contents and discovered he had fallen for an "April Fool" joke.

[Appleton Post-Crescent, Apr 1, 1920.]