Madison Weekly Herald in Madison, Indiana

Remarkable clocks from Venice Prague and Canton

The article chronicles famed timepieces including a Kanthaus belfry clock with a giant mouth, a Prague tower clock with a massive dial and celestial figures, and a Venice dial featuring the Madonna and hour figures. It also notes a Japanese neon landscape clock with a tortoise hand and a Geneva clock by Droz showing a shepherd, dog, and a talking dog, admired by the King of Spain. The tale ends with intrigue over a multilingual gag involving the clock’s dog.