''Home Notes'' was a British monthly women's magazine.

History and profile

Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet Sir Cyril Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet, (24 February 1866 – 9 December 1921), was a British newspaper magnate and publisher, best known for founding the ''Daily Express''. Family and early life Pearson was born in the village of Wook ...

founded ''Home Notes'' with the aim of dominating the penny magazine market. ''Home Notes'' went on to compete with

Amalgamated Press The Amalgamated Press (AP) was a British newspaper and magazine publishing company founded by journalist and entrepreneur Alfred Harmsworth (1865–1922) in 1901, gathering his many publishing ventures together under one banner. At one point the ...

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Home Chat Home Chat was a British weekly women's magazine, published by Amalgamated Press. History and profile Alfred Harmsworth founded ''Home Chat'' to compete with '' Home Notes''. He ran the Amalgamated Press and through them he published the magazin ...

'' and ''Woman's Life''. Pearson founded it in January 1894 and the magazine ran until 1958 when it was taken over by sister title '' Woman’s Own''. It was published as a small format magazine which came out monthly. The formulation was to cover society gossip and domestic tips along with short stories, dress patterns, recipes and competitions.

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Defunct women's magazines published in the United Kingdom Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1894 Magazines disestablished in 1958 {{womens-mag-stub