The ''Montreal Standard'', later known as ''The Standard'', was a national weekly

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newspaper published in

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, founded by Hugh Graham. It operated from 1905 to 1951.

History

The ''Standard'' began publishing in 1905 as a Saturday-only newspaper modelled on the ''

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'', a format that continued throughout

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. Over time, the ''Standard'' reduced its size from

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to tabloid, and it became more of a feature-oriented weekly, emphasizing feature writing, recipes, fiction, cartoons and, increasingly, illustrations and photographs over news items. In 1925, Graham sold the paper, along with other media properties including the ''

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'', to

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. The ''Standard'' was available in Montreal as a free weekend supplement to the ''Montreal Star'' and nationally through subscription and newsstands and was a rival to the Toronto-based ''

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''. In 1947, the ''Standard'' wooed away popular cartoonist

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from the ''Star Weekly'', but as the ''Star Weekly'' retained the rights to the name of Frise's popular ''Birdseye Center'' comic strip, the cartoon was renamed ''Juniper Junction''. Another comic strip, "Doug Wright's Family", was launched at the ''Standard'' in 1949."NAMESAKES: DOUG WRIGHT PARK"
Mark McNeil, ''Hamilton Spectator'', Sep 03, 2013 In 1951, the ''Standard'' changed its publishing format and relaunched as the ''Weekend Picture Magazine'' (later simply the ''

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''), which was distributed across Canada as a weekend supplement to local newspapers. As ''Weekend'' the publication focussed on feature writing, photography and comics and dropped the Standard's news and fiction components. Notable contributors to the newspaper include

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, who was on staff as a feature reporter from 1944 to 1950,Mavis Gallant
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''Toronto Star'', Feb. 18, 2014 and

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. New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, 2008.

References

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History

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