[1] The Hermanner Volksblatt is remembered as one of the few German-American newspapers that remained popular during World War I, doing so by adopting a pro-American political stance.
[1] The paper was established when Jacob Graf purchased the Hermanner Wochenblatt (German for 'Hermann Weekly')), which had run from 1845.
[1][2] During the Civil War, the newspaper works were hidden from the searching forces of Confederate Generals Price and Marmaduke by burying the equipment.
They formally incorporated as Graf Printing Co. in July 1905, which company held the paper until it ceased publication in 1928 due to waning interest.
The company had continued operating the paper at a loss for the last ten years of its existence, reportedly for sentimental reasons.