Leap year tale spans centuries of calendar tweaks
Dear Abby readers discuss leap year origins from Sosigenes to Pope Gregory XIII, noting the 1700 1800 and 1900 skips and that 2000 will be a leap year. A reader vents hold music irritation, advice follows, and a heartbroken note about a parakeet’s ribbon fatality ends with a cookbook offer.
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When Husbands Cook Riles Wives Readers Ask Accent Dept
The Chronicle Telegram invites readers to share stories and gripes about men cooking at home. Submit neatly printed letters with name and daytime phone number to Accent Dept. Readers weigh in on whether husbands in the kitchen disrupt peace or add help and chaos.
Rules for Bridal Announcements in the C-T Accent Dept
The C-T Accent Dept invites wedding announcements with full names and details within 14 days after the ceremony. Photos should be professional, complete, and legibly submitted, with parental consent for minors, and pickup within 30 days after publication. forms are available at the C-T office or by SASE to Elyria Ohio address.
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