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

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History and profile

Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet Sir Cyril Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet (24 February 1866 – 9 December 1921), was a British newspaper Business magnate, magnate and publisher, who founded the ''Daily Express''. Family and early life Pearson was born on 24 February 186 ...

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

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' '' Home Chat'' 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 was initially issued weekly, but later changed to 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