Rise and Fall of Our Lady of Los Remedios Shrine
The article recounts the Aztec era origins of the shrine to Our Lady of Los Remedios on Totoltepec hill near Mexico City, its rise as patroness of New Spain, and its later fall from favor as Hidalgo’s movement used Guadalupe as its banner. It notes its mirrored history with Guadalupe, the war’s religious symbolism, and the postwar label La Gachupina.
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Mexico City
Republic
New Spain
Los Remedios
Ameris
Izoltepec
Xicaca
Tlaloc
Juan Rodriguez de Villafute
Cortez
Moctezuma
Cortes
Ilafuerte
Spain
Setezumas
Itee
Taba
Tlapan
Neche
Popotla
Capii
Exico
Otoncapul
Itoltepec
Villafuerte
Totoltepec
Good Fathers
San Gabriel
Tacuba
Good Fathers of
Our Lady of Remedios
Our Lady of Los Remedios
Mexico
Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Tepeyacac
Chapel of Guadalupe
Tonantzin
Valley of
Hidalgo
Guanajuato
Atotonilco
Guanajua
Los Cruces
Our Lady of the Guadalupe
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Quick Benefit
An old advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as ideal for coloring, dandruff, and thinning hair. It claims noticeable color return in a week and scalp improvement after a month, urging readers to buy a fifty cent bottle from W. C. Steyer.
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Wyeth
W. C. Steyer
Our Lady of Guadalupe and Mexican Independence History
The text contrasts Our Lady of Guadalupe's growing popular reverence with the decline of the sanctuary of Los Remedios in Mexico. It notes December 12 as Guadalupe Day after independence recognition, and mentions Tepyac shrine gaining fame while Totoltepec’s sanctuary fades. It ends by noting routes to Los Remedios for visitors.
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Our Lady of Los Remedios
Totoltepec
Mexico
John Hubert Cornyn
Daily Mexican
Congress
Iturbide
Tepyac
Republic
Los Remedios
San Bartolo Naocalpam
Ruins and Reverence at the Sanctuary of Los Remedios
A detailed tour recounts the fortress church of Our Lady of Los Remedios atop Totoltepec hill near San Bartolo. It notes ruined pilgrims’ houses, a clerical residence, recent repairs, and the now tawdry interior while recalling grand processions from a century past and the region’s rain goddess myth.
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Tlaxpana Gate
San Bartolo
Totoltepec
Free Rheumatism Cure Offer from Syracuse Advertiser
A testimonial from Mark H. Jackson of Syracuse promotes a rheumatism remedy found in spring 1893. He claims long-lasting, complete relief after prior failed treatments and offers free trial by mail with payment only if fully satisfied.
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Mark H. Jackson
Alhambra
Syracuse
N. Y
Jackson
Training This Baby to Be Perfect Man
Charles Elmer O Toole once a fragile Iowa baby who won a blue ribbon at the Iowa Mothers congress for the greatest perfect child is now praised as Chicagos perfect baby and being trained to become Americas perfect man. He gained strength through diet fresh air and regular routines. From seven months he used modified milk later cream added and graham bread eggs cereals and fruit juice twice daily. He began walking early and exercises daily outdoors with his mother who credits the open air for his health. The family lived in Portland and Salt Lake City before settling elsewhere and he has scrubbed his teeth with his own brush since age two. His clothing stays light and comfortable year round.
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Charles Elmer O'Toole
Iowa
Iowa Mothers’ Congress
Chicago
Chicago Record-Herald
America
Charles Elmer
Portland
Ore
Salt Lake City
Quirky Parenting Rules Cited by Mother in Early 20th Century
A mother details her child care from winter attire to diet. She notes a light outer coat in severe cold and cotton uniton suits in deep winter. She claims no health facts were tried, keeps the sash raised for air at night, and withholds candy meat ice cream or popcorn. She states she will not insist on meat and will delay roast beef until age seven or eight.
Electricity Benefits Highlighted in Cold Weather
The Electrical World notes Chicago in early January saw gas firms handling seven thousand daily calls to thaw frozen pipes, while electric service thrived due to superior insulation, demonstrating an advantage for electricity in cold weather.
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Electrical World
Chicago
Prussian Government Joins Coal Syndicate Likely
The Berlin Lokalanzeiger reports the Prussian government, a major coal producer, has reached an agreement with the coal syndicate. It is certain the government will join, but whether as a full member or by ceding its ten million tons of annual production remains unclear.
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Berlin
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