Baby christening plan echoes Crusoe reference
A young mother plans a Sunday christening for her baby and a neighbor jokes about naming him after Friday from Robinson Crusoe, noting the oddity with a Chicago Tribune quip.
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1902
Page
8
A young mother plans a Sunday christening for her baby and a neighbor jokes about naming him after Friday from Robinson Crusoe, noting the oddity with a Chicago Tribune quip.
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