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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23333, 27 October 1937, Page 14

"l-luia" is the one butter delivered lo your grocer fresh daily from the churn.—l 737. A local clockmaker has succeeded in putting in order the "wonder clock pi Weimar. This timepiece was built in 1704 for Duke William Ernest of Weimar by Johannes Asmann. Not only did it tell the time of day, it recorded the Duke's age from time to time and also the position of the sun and moon in the heavens. In addition on each day of the week a different picture of some biblical subject appeared to remind the Duke of his pious duties. For 150 years the clock went perlectly Then its mechanism failed, probably owing to the strain of being adjusted to tell the ages of successive Dukes in turn. It has now been repaired and draws visitors from far and wide to the Castle Museum at Weimar to see the wheels go round." Try It: A few words in bold type in plenty of space attract attention. Try it on the readers of the Otago Ua'ily Times.