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''The American Weekly'' was a Sunday newspaper supplement published by the
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from November 1, 1896, until 1966.


History

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''. Hearst had the eight-page ''Women's Home Journal'' and the 16-page ''Sunday American Magazine'', which later became ''The American Weekly''.Nasaw, David. ''The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst''. Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
/ref> In November 1896, Morrill Goddard, editor of the ''New York Journal'' from 1896 to 1937, launched Hearst's Sunday magazine, later commenting, "Nothing is so stale as yesterday's newspaper, but ''The American Weekly'' may be around the house for days or weeks and lose none of its interest."
/ref> Magazine and illustration historian Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. outlined the contents and detailed the publication's leading illustrators: The name was changed to ''Pictorial Living'' in 1963 before it was finally cancelled in 1966. Due to the low quality of the paper on which it was printed, many issues have been lost despite the large circulation. As a result, it has become a collectors item.


Papers that carried ''The American Weekly''

Here is a partial list of newspapers that carried ''The American Weekly'' as a supplement, which often can be viewed archivally online and by microfilm. *''
New York Journal-American :''Includes coverage of New York Journal-American and its predecessors New York Journal, The Journal, New York American and New York Evening Journal'' The ''New York Journal-American'' was a daily newspaper published in New York City from 1937 ...
'' *'' Buffalo Courier Express'' *''
Cincinnati Enquirer ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'' is a morning daily newspaper published by Gannett in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. First published in 1841, the ''Enquirer'' is the last remaining daily newspaper in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, altho ...
'' * ''Times Union'' (Albany) *'' Syracuse Herald-Journal''


See also

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'' * ''Parade'' * ''This Week'' *''
USA Weekend ''USA Weekend'' was an American weekend newspaper magazine published from 1953 to 2014. Founded as ''Family Weekly,'' it was purchased in 1985 by the Gannett Company, which turned it into a sister publication to Gannett's flagship newspaper '' ...
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References

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