The city’s breath—how can we hear it? Its rhythm and heartbeat—how can we sense them?
In the flow of time, in the whirlwind of events, the city lived its own life… Just as they did 100 years ago, the people of Kharkiv were born and died, went to exhibitions, and bought goods. What was the day of March 2, 1912, like in Kharkiv? What was happening in the life of our city? What did the merchants offer the people of Kharkiv to buy?

The Kharkiv daily newspaper *Utro*, which costs a mere 3 kopecks, can provide answers to these questions; we are currently publishing a selection of its articles and advertisements.

What struck me personally about this issue was the abundance of ads for venereologists and the ads in Hebrew.

Auction Sale at the Mutual Credit Society of Store Clerks, Rybnaya Street, 18, Kharkiv

Auction sale of delinquent collateral and precious items: gold, silver, diamonds, and pearls. Today, March 2, 1912, starting at 10:00 a.m.

On Monday, March 5, at the City Theater, the 3rd symphonic concert of the Kharkiv branch of the I. R. M. O., conducted by composer F. Akimenko, featuring cellist E. Belousov.

35th anniversary.

Yesterday marked Assistant Police Chief I. F. Sizov’s 35th anniversary of service with the police. To mark the occasion, officials from the local detective division presented Sizov with a commemorative address and an icon of Our Lady of Ozeryanskaya. Yesterday, the honoree was celebrated at the V. M. Ruf Hotel.

A Warning to Consumers of Cacao Van-Houten.

It is solely thanks to its unquestionably superior quality that the cocoa from the long-established Van Houten company has gained worldwide renown. Such enormous success has prompted some unscrupulous individuals to use similar or matching surnames to market cocoa powder, and, in order to mislead the public, they affix labels to the tins that bear a general resemblance to the labels of genuine Van-Houten cocoa.

Therefore, when making a purchase, pay special attention to our company, S. J. VAN HOUTEN & ZOON WEESP-HOLLANDE, and to the factory stamp approved by the department. Reject all other products as counterfeits. Please cut out this label for comparison when purchasing genuine Van-Houten cocoa.

Opera House.

The program for the benefit performance to support the association for former students of the Kharkiv Institute for Young Ladies, scheduled for March 4, promises to be interesting.

The performance is divided into three acts. The first act features a concert with guest artists, including D. A. Onegin D’Algeim, opera singers Messrs. Sayanov and Lionsky, and a harp solo. In addition, staged arias, duets, and other selections from operas will be presented as living tableaux featuring the corps de ballet. The second part will feature a ballet, in which the aforementioned artists will also take part, as well as Ms. Talori, a ballerina well-known in Kharkiv. The dances will be choreographed by Mr. Romanovsky. The program will conclude with live fountains and the grand finale: “The Angel,” a tableau vivant featuring singing set to the words of a poem by Lermontov.

The removal of M. D. Delarue’s body.

Yesterday, the body of M. D. Delary was carried from his apartment to the Kaplunovska Church. Relatives and acquaintances of M. D. Delary gathered for the procession. Wreaths bearing the following inscriptions were placed on the coffin: “From G. M. Lintvarev and N. N. Kovalevsky—to a friend and comrade from the First State Duma”; “From the Kharkiv Provincial Zemstvo to Mikhail Danilovich Delary” (a large silver wreath); “From the female teachers of the Vasilyevsky School—to Mikhail Danilovich Delary”; “From the estate’s servants—to our deeply respected and dearly beloved master”; “From his wife—to her dear husband”; “From the Bashmakov family—to our deeply respected and dear Mikhail Danilovich”; “To my dear brother” (a black metal wreath); “From Voronin—to my dear Mikhail Danilovich”; “From S. A. Zadonsky—to my dear friend.” The funeral is this morning.

Inpatient Clinic for Syphilis, Skin, and Genitourinary Diseases, run by Drs. A. A. Gefter and V. N. Evdokimov. Corner of Torgovaya Square and Troitsky Lane, tel. 2785. X-ray, phototherapy, and electroscopy room. Consultations with professors. Outpatients are seen from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; inpatients are seen all day.

Rubinstein High School.

Starting in August, a new private secondary school offering a government gymnasium curriculum, authorized for Dr. Y. I. Rubinstein, will open in Kharkiv. Initially, the admission of Jewish students will not be subject to a quota, but the quota will be applied once students at this gymnasium are granted full rights.

Representative of A. Clavery & Co. The Paris-based factory specializing in pneumatic bandages, elastic belts, and other orthopedic supplies will be in Kharkiv on March 3 to take orders. Address: Kharkiv, Grand Hotel.

The Commercial Club’s Opera Theater. Six performances.

A donation from D. D. Obolenskaya.

D. D. Obolenskaya, a trustee of the Kharkiv Diocesan Girls’ School, donated a shrine containing three icons, valued at up to one and a half thousand rubles, to the school’s church. On February 26, the shrine and the icons were consecrated.

On the Finance Committee.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Finance Committee, it was decided to allocate 75,000 rubles from the proceeds of the new loan for the construction of the new Kuznechny Bridge. The Slaughterhouse Committee’s request for the gradual release of 350,000 rubles from the slaughterhouse’s profits to improve the slaughterhouses was considered. The Finance Committee rejected the Slaughterhouse Commission’s request on the grounds that such a procedure had not been practiced in the city’s administration to date. It was decided in principle to allocate a certain amount from the new loan toward improving the slaughterhouses. The amount will be determined once the Slaughterhouse Commission submits a plan for these improvements.

Verbal Transcripts of City Council Meetings.

Councilman N. F. von Ditmar submitted a motion to the City Duma proposing that the stenographic records of the meetings be gradually published. For our Kharkiv City Duma, the publication of stenographic records, says the council member, should be one of the measures for the gradual improvement of general administrative work in the broadest sense—given the Duma’s increasingly complex activities, and for the Duma council members themselves, stenographic recording of sessions is absolutely essential. The cost of organizing stenographic transcription can be estimated as follows: 1,200–1,500 rubles to hire two employees, and 2,500 rubles for printing 100 sheets × 25. Consequently, the total cost for the entire operation would be up to 4,000 rubles. The employees will be responsible for taking shorthand notes, transcribing the recorded material into standard language, and retyping it on a typewriter—all under the guidance and supervision of the city secretary—to polish the texts and proofread them for printing. When not engaged in these specific duties, these employees are at the disposal of the city secretary or the city council.

Photography Exhibition. Sumska Street, 18. Open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission: 40 kopecks; students: 20 kopecks. Season pass: 3 rubles.

Kosher for Passover

I hereby have the honor of informing consumers that, in preparation for the upcoming Jewish Passover holidays, in the wine cellar located in my home on Nikolaevska Street, I have prepared a large selection of various varieties of Russian and Palestinian grape wines from the “Carmel” company, as well as cognacs and vodkas from the E. Reidel distillery.

I take comfort in the hope that the esteemed public will not withhold their favorable attention from the aforementioned wine merchant.

With the utmost respect, I. M. Kabakov, the firm’s representative.

The same store offers a wide selection of Easter sausages, fish, deli items, colonial-style goods, and baked goods.

Three doctors.

As he lay dying, Dr. Dimulen said to his colleagues: “My friends! My loss will not be felt by the scientific community, for I leave behind three renowned and experienced doctors.” His friends pricked up their ears, expecting him to name them, but the dying man added: “These doctors are called: a walk, a diet, and Shustovsky cognac.”

A black briefcase containing important documents was left behind in the carriage of a one-horse cab on the night of February 29, while traveling from Voskresenska Street to Myronosytska Street. Please deliver it to the “Utro” office for a reward.

Incidents.

Emergency Medical Services. Yesterday, an ambulance was called to Hrekivska Street to attend to an unidentified 45-year-old woman who was lying unconscious on the street; and to Valerianovska Street, where, in the courtyard of building No. 90, a woman named A. S., 80 years old, had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage due to arteriosclerosis; and on Klochkivska Street to an unidentified man, a street vendor, who was lying on the street, having fainted. By the time the ambulance arrived at the scene, the patient had regained consciousness and did not require medical attention

Accident. On February 26 at 1:00 p.m., a freight train struck and killed a young man, Yegor Tarasov, a laborer, at the Balashov Railway Station. It has not yet been determined whether this was a suicide or an accident.

Sudden Deaths. On February 29, in Lyubarchik’s art studio on Voskresenska Square, Ivan Yakovlevich Bolshakov, a 56-year-old resident of Kharkiv, died suddenly from excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages. The body was sent to the morgue for an autopsy. On February 29, at the Botkevich-Gudkovsky residence (Eparhialna Street, 9), his maid, Maria Saryanova, aged 58, died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage. The body was sent to the morgue.

County Chronicle.

Valki. The governor has authorized the rescheduling of the Blagoveshchensk Fair in Valki from March 25 to March 18.

Zmiiv. The Governing Senate dismissed the complaint filed by the Zmiiv municipal administration regarding the provincial zemstvo’s assumption of a sum of 25,000 rubles, which had been spent by the district zemstvo on the construction of a bridge across the Donets River, since this sum had been received by the Zmiiv zemstvo as a loan, and repayment of the loan is the responsibility of the Zmiiv assembly that authorized it.

Starobil’s’k. The Ministry of Public Education authorized the Starobil’s’k zemstvo to incorporate the newly opened parish schools in the settlements of Smolyaninova, Alexandropol, Mikhailovka, and Danilovka, as well as second classes at the Semikozovskaya, Mostovskaya-Pokrovskaya, and Belovodskaya-Troitskaya parish schools.

A. and J. Alschwang Brothers “Brussels” Commercial and Industrial Partnership. Their own building on Nikolaevskaya Square; tomorrow is the last day of the clearance sale. Blouses, capes, and underwear.

Clearing Ice from City Streets

In a report submitted to the city council, the outdoor maintenance supervisor points out the enormous amount of ice that has accumulated on the city’s streets and squares. City contractors are unable to transport it out of town to disposal sites using their own resources. The police issue daily demands to clear the streets of ice, but despite his best efforts, the supervisor is powerless to comply with this requirement. The city contractors lack the funds to hire additional workers. The police chief has categorically instructed the city superintendent to have the ice removed from the streets and squares within a week. In light of this, the city superintendent is requesting that the city administration provide him with instructions on how to proceed in this matter.