Newspapers in Gasconade County
- *Bland Courier: Published in Bland, Missouri and ran from 1921 to 1966
- Die Gasconade Zeitung: Published in Hermann, Missouri and ran from 1873 to 1874
- Licht Freund: Published in Hermann, Missouri by a man named G. Muhl and ran from 1843 to 1845
- Owensville Republican: Published in Owensville, Missouri and ran from 1896 to 1897
- *Gasconade County Republican: Published in Owensville, Missouri, edited by Blanche Boyd and later by Tom Warden, and ran from 1897 to 1966
- Advertiser-Courier: Published in Hermann, Missouri and ran from 1875 to 1880
- Hermanner Volksblatt: Published in Hermann, Missouri by Graf Printing Co. and ran from 1875 to 1928
- Owensville Argus: Published in Owensville, Missouri and ran from 1903 to 1904
In a single issue of the Bland Courier, specifically this one from May of 1936, you can find an extremely communal paper. It includes listing for church times, submissions from citizens about ventures they’re doing such as shops they are opening, local meetings and politics, even marriage license issuing! There are advertisements from small, local businesses, and some are run by people who have very obvious German heritage, such as the Krause bros and Louis Ritterbusch. Every article that has something to do with politics speaks about the democratic party, such as a meeting sponsored by the Young Democratic Club of Gasconade County, or a speech that takes place from the Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
In this single issue of the Gasconade County Republican from December of 1939 it is clear to see this is another small town/local community paper. The front page talks about local tragedies such as the death of a young woman, celebrations such as marriages, and other miscellaneous things such as a lady who decided to travel from Owensville to Santa Fe, New Mexico by bus. In the advertisements, its mostly taken up by real estate opportunities. Land for sale, houses for sale, buildings for rent, as well as a large article just next to the classifieds talking about the benefits of moving to Wisconsin. Later on they talk about local community happenings, such as a play I would love to have seen called “Good Gracious Grandma!”. It is quite hard to glean what political leanings the town may have, however, there are a few articles that are very pro-farming, which leads me to assume that the people who would read this paper likely lead a mainly agrarian lifestyle. Because of this, they likely held political views leaning toward the party that supported the farming industry the most at that time, which I believe was the democratic party.
