Alcala 1958

Publick. Ocawmncaiu O N SE PT .25 , 16 90 ,ther e app ear edin Bos ton iss ue No. 1 of Pu blick Oc cu rr en ces, Bo th Fo rre ignan d Do me sti ck , the fir stAm eri cannewspaper , edited and publi she d by Benjami nHa rri s. It had thr ee pa ge s of type an d a blank fou rth pa ge (f or hand-writte nitems to be fill ed in by sub scr ibe rswh en for wa rdi ngthe pap er to distant frie nd s). Th e ope nin gpar agr aphread : " It is de sig ne dthat the Co un tre yshall be fur nish ed once a mo ne th(o r if an y Glu t of Oc cu rre nc esha pp en ,ofte ne r)with an acc ount of su ch cons ide rable things as ha ve ar riv ed un to ou r No tice ." The n came the publi she r'scr ee d: "F ir st , Tha tMem orable Oc cu r ren tsof Di vi nePr ov iden cemay not be ne gle cte d or for go tten ,as th ey too of te nar e. "S ec on dl y, Th at peo ple ev ery wh ere may be tte run de rst an d the Ci rcu ms tance s of Pu bli qu eAf fa irs ,bo th ab ro ad an d at hom e; wh ichmay not on ly di re ct their Th ough tsat all tim es ,bu t at som e tim es als o to ass ist th ei r Bus ines ses and Neg o­ tia tio ns . "Thi rd ly , Th at som e thi ng ma y be done tow ar ds the Cu rin g,or at lea st the Ch armi ngof tha t Sp ir it of Ly in g,wh ich pre vai ls am on gst us , wh ere for eno thi ng shall be en te re d,but wh at we hav e reason to be lie ve is tr ue ,re pa iri ngto the best foun tains for ou r Inf orm ati on ." Alas, the firs t issueof Pu blickOc curre nces was als o the last,for the Governorand Council suppre ssed the pap er be cau seit had been pri nte d"W ithoutthe lea st Pr iv ityor Cou ntenan ce of Au tho rity " andbec ause it conta ine d "Re fle cti on s of a ve ry hi ghnat ure." After var iou s oth er pu bli sh ingfai lur es, Ha rri s spe nt h is las t year s in Engla nd as a pitc hma n for "t he on ly An ge lic alPi lls again stall Vapou rs,Hy ste ric kand Me lan cho lyFit s." Alcala has rep air edto the best founta ins for its Inf orm ati on .It is pub lish edwit h Pr ivi ty and Cou nten anc eof Au tho rit y. Let us pra y tha t its fir st iss ue no t be its last an d tha t its editor be spa red all Vapou rs,Hy ster ickand Me lan cho lyFi ts. . , , ed . li r ences, t r ign estick, the ican , edited and lis ed in ris. s t rit en h ibers rding nds). i g aph : ed trey is ed th f r ences en, ner) t f iderable ed t ti . c e lis r's c d: irst, That orable Oc ur ts f i e idence l cted got en, t n e. econdly, t l tt r rstand stances f lique fairs, t e; i h l ct ghts es, es ir i sses - ti ns. hirdly, t rds ri g, t ing f irit f i g, i ils gst , r fore tered, b l ve , iring t t tai s l or atwn." t is e li nces t e last, i es e se t i o t i ily t nance rity" and s i ed "Reflections of . i s lis ing es, ris i s n l lical l st rs, rick a choly . l i e f ntains ation. li ed i ity t ance rity. h l choly t . rs, ic

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