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Sears Roebuck

Slumberland

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Lago in the Morning

hoosierhistorylive

The Morning Review

James Allsup

Butch Cassidy

Nick Carter

Benjamin Franklin

Jimmy Mack

John Muir

Adam Schiff

Henry David Thoreau

Thomas Paine

James Madison

Willy T. Ribbs

Samuel Johnson

Alexander Hamilton

Anita Lo

Ralph Waldo Emerson

OwlTail

Let’s take a relaxing shop through some of Sears’ lesser-known offerings—houses! From Craftsmans to cottages or an entire apartment building, it can all be delivered to you, guaranteed.   Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! All supporters in July will be entered into a giveaway for a custom episode of Boring Books for Bedtime made just for you. Yay!  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod  Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW   Browse a library of pages from the Sears Modern Homes Catalog here: http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/index.htm   Music: "Heaven Be Here,” by PC III, licensed under CC BY   If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, http://www.boringbookspod.com.

Let’s take a relaxing shop through some of Sears’ lesser-known offerings—houses! From Craftsmans to cottages or an entire apartment building, it can all be delivered to you, guaranteed. Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! All supporters in July will be entered into a giveaway for a custom episode of Boring Books for Bedtime made just for you. Yay! Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a> Buy Me a Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a> Browse a library of pages from the Sears Modern Homes Catalog here: <a href="http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/index.htm</a> Music: "Heaven Be Here,” by PC III, licensed under CC BY If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, <a href="https://www.boringbookspod.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.boringbookspod.com</a>.

Our 250th Episode! Sears Roebuck and Co. Modern Homes Catalog, Part 1

Let's grab a basket and take a relaxing stroll through the Grocery Department of the Amazon of its day. Coffee beans, cherry phosphate, canned gooseberries—Sears had it all.   If you support us in March 2022, you’ll help us stay 100% listener supported AND be entered into a raffle for your very own printed copy of the 1897 Sears Catalog. Huzzah! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW   Music: "Heaven Be Here” by PCIII, licensed under CC BY   If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, boringbookspod.com.

Let's grab a basket and take a relaxing stroll through the Grocery Department of the Amazon of its day. Coffee beans, cherry phosphate, canned gooseberries—Sears had it all. If you support us in March 2022, you’ll help us stay 100% listener supported AND be entered into a raffle for your very own printed copy of the 1897 Sears Catalog. Huzzah! Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a> Buy Me a Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a> Music: "Heaven Be Here” by PCIII, licensed under CC BY If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, <a href="http://boringbookspod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">boringbookspod.com</a>.

1897 Sears Roebuck and Co. Catalog, Grocery Department

Max MacGillicutty, the eccentric rich dude and quasi-resident of Slumberland, once again calls upon Thomas Edward M to sit with him, throw back a few, and listen to head-spinning yarns. The tales told this time around, center upon Max's ancestor in the 1860s. A man named Hexray Peeperman. Entrepreneur, war hero, inventor, and creator of "Notions and Fashions," a book which many consider to be the Sears and Roebuck of sword and sorcery. But it's best if Max explains what exactly that means. For more info please contact slumberlandpodcast at outlook dot com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell Max MacGillicutty performed by Jock Blaney Ella Minnow Pierce performed by Jessica Syratt To experience more of Jock's astounding voice talent, visit 2nu2.com and jockblaney.com. Follow Jessica Syratt on twitter

Max MacGillicutty, the eccentric rich dude and quasi-resident of Slumberland, once again calls upon Thomas Edward M to sit with him, throw back a few, and listen to head-spinning yarns. The tales told this time around, center upon Max's ancestor in the 1860s. A man named Hexray Peeperman. Entrepreneur, war hero, inventor, and creator of "Notions and Fashions," a book which many consider to be the Sears and Roebuck of sword and sorcery. But it's best if Max explains what exactly that means. For more info please contact slumberlandpodcast at outlook dot com Written, recorded and performed by Tom Mansell Max MacGillicutty performed by Jock Blaney Ella Minnow Pierce performed by Jessica Syratt To experience more of Jock's astounding voice talent, visit <a href="https://2nu2.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2nu2.com</a> and <a href="http://jockblaney.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jockblaney.com.</a> Follow Jessica Syratt on twitter

094 - Sears Roebuck of Sword and Sorcery

 Let's relax with a browse through the Millinery Department, and marvel at the most beautiful, stylish and economical hats ever offered to the public. At such low prices, resistance is futile. Want to support us? Neat! Everyone who does so in March 2021 will be entered into a drawing for a hard copy of the 1897 Sears Catalog!  Patreon: www.patreon.com/boringbookspod  Buy Me A Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Music: “Heaven Be Here” by PCIII, licensed under CC BY If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, boringbookspod.com.

Let's relax with a browse through the Millinery Department, and marvel at the most beautiful, stylish and economical hats ever offered to the public. At such low prices, resistance is futile. Want to support us? Neat! Everyone who does so in March 2021 will be entered into a drawing for a hard copy of the 1897 Sears Catalog! Patreon: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a> Buy Me A Coffee: <a href="http://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a> Music: “Heaven Be Here” by PCIII, licensed under CC BY If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, <a href="http://boringbookspod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">boringbookspod.com</a>.

1897 Sears Roebuck and Co. Catalog, Millinery Department

Although Sears Roebuck &amp; Co. announced many department store closings across Indiana and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018, the retailer has a deep and storied history on many levels in the Hoosier state. In this encore show originally broadcast in November 2018, we turn back the pages of history to explore the enormous impact of the Sears Roebuck Catalog 100 years ago, particularly on small towns and rural areas. In addition to leafing through the catalog's significance in its heyday (with more than 500 pages, it has been called "the amazon.com of its era" by social historians), we also explore Sears kit homes that were built across Indiana beginning in 1908.  The mail-order catalog began earlier, during the 1890s, and offered products ranging from household appliances to hats, shoes, undergarments, sleds, dolls and baseball mitts from Sears. Rival retailer Montgomery Ward had been selling goods by mail even before that, having been established in 1872. Nelson's studio guests are Paul Diebold of Indiana DNR's division of historic preservation and archaeology, an expert on Sears kit homes, and public historian Glory-June Greiff, who has researched the impact of the catalog. "Sears and Ward's catalogs had a tremendous impact, particularly on more isolated rural dwellers," Glory-June says. "[The catalogs] changed advertising in newspapers, too, and eventually led to more and better products offered in previously monopolistic general stores." Eventually, she adds, the catalogs even resulted in a clamor for improvements to county roads, "especially farm-to-market roads so that rural dwellers could more easily pick up their catalog orders. No RFD [Rural Free Delivery] then." In fact, the popularity of catalog-ordering was a major factor in establishing RFD. Although the most prevalent Sears kit homes were bungalows and cottages, the ready-to-assemble houses came in dozens of styles. Aspiring homeowners were sent lumber and other supplies along with an 80-page instructional booklet, Paul Diebold notes. At The Farm at Prophetstown in Prophetstown State Park in Tippecanoe County, there's even a replica of a Sears kit farmhouse as well as a restored kit home that was moved from nearby Lafayette. The kit homes - Sears preferred the phrases "Sears Modern Home" or "Sears Catalog Home" - were available for order for 32 years, ending in 1940. The kit homes were particularly popular in cities like Indianapolis that had direct railroad connections with Chicago-based Sears, Paul says. By 1915, when Sears opened its first retail store in Chicago, the catalog and kit homes had become iconic. According to news accounts about the bankruptcy, at its retailing peak Sears had 4,000 department stores across the country, The closings announced in 2018 included Sears stores in Greenwood and Terre Haute. Sears had been an anchor of the Greenwood Park Mall since the regional shopping center opened in 1966. A wave of closings announced earlier in 2018 included the store at Castleton Square Mall, the only remaining Sears department store in Indianapolis. Sears began as a watchmaking company in the 1880s. Like Sears, Montgomery Ward was based out of Chicago; it initially sold goods exclusively by mail. During our show, Glory-June discusses retail options that were available to rural dwellers before Ward and Sears -- and "how the catalog companies changed all that." According to the New York Times, some editions of the Sears Roebuck catalog "would fatten to more than 1,000 pages" during the early 1900s. "It educated millions of shoppers about mail-order procedures such as shipping, cash payment, substitutions and returns," according to an article published on the Smithsonian website. "It used simple language and a warm, welcoming tone."

Although Sears Roebuck &amp; Co. announced many department store closings across Indiana and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018, the retailer has a deep and storied history on many levels in the Hoosier state. In this encore show originally broadcast in November 2018, we turn back the pages of history to explore the enormous impact of the <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/rise-and-fall-sears-180964181/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sears Roebuck Catalog</a> 100 years ago, particularly on small towns and rural areas. In addition to leafing through the catalog's significance in its heyday (with more than 500 pages, it has been called "the <a href="http://amazon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">amazon.com</a> of its era" by social historians), we also explore <a href="http://www.arts-crafts.com/archive/kithome/rt-searskits.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sears kit homes</a> that were built across Indiana beginning in 1908.  The mail-order catalog began earlier, during the 1890s, and offered products ranging from household appliances to hats, shoes, undergarments, sleds, dolls and baseball mitts from Sears. Rival retailer <a href="https://www.wards.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Montgomery Ward</a> had been selling goods by mail even before that, having been established in 1872. Nelson's studio guests are Paul Diebold of Indiana DNR's division of historic preservation and archaeology, an expert on Sears kit homes, and public historian Glory-June Greiff, who has researched the impact of the catalog. "Sears and Ward's catalogs had a tremendous impact, particularly on more isolated rural dwellers," Glory-June says. "[The catalogs] changed advertising in newspapers, too, and eventually led to more and better products offered in previously monopolistic general stores." Eventually, she adds, the catalogs even resulted in a clamor for improvements to county roads, "especially farm-to-market roads so that rural dwellers could more easily pick up their catalog orders. No RFD [<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rural-Free-Delivery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rural Free Delivery</a>] then." In fact, the popularity of catalog-ordering was a major factor in establishing RFD. Although the most prevalent Sears kit homes were bungalows and cottages, the ready-to-assemble houses came in dozens of styles. Aspiring homeowners were sent lumber and other supplies along with an 80-page instructional booklet, Paul Diebold notes. At The Farm at Prophetstown in <a href="https://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2971.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prophetstown State Park</a> in Tippecanoe County, there's even a replica of a Sears kit farmhouse as well as a restored kit home that was moved from nearby Lafayette. The kit homes - Sears preferred the phrases "Sears Modern Home" or "Sears Catalog Home" - were available for order for 32 years, ending in 1940. The kit homes were particularly popular in cities like Indianapolis that had direct railroad connections with Chicago-based Sears, Paul says. By 1915, when Sears opened its first retail store in Chicago, the catalog and kit homes had become iconic. According to news accounts about the bankruptcy, at its retailing peak Sears had 4,000 department stores across the country, The closings announced in 2018 included Sears stores in Greenwood and Terre Haute. Sears had been an anchor of the <a href="https://www.simon.com/mall/greenwood-park-mall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greenwood Park Mall</a> since the regional shopping center opened in 1966. A wave of closings announced earlier in 2018 included the store at <a href="https://www.simon.com/mall/castleton-square" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Castleton Square Mall</a>, the only remaining Sears department store in Indianapolis. Sears began as a watchmaking company in the 1880s. Like Sears, Montgomery Ward was based out of Chicago; it initially sold goods exclusively by mail. During our show, Glory-June discusses retail options that were available to rural dwellers before Ward and Sears -- and "how the catalog companies changed all that." According to the New York Times, some editions of the Sears Roebuck catalog "would fatten to more than 1,000 pages" during the early 1900s. "It educated millions of shoppers about mail-order procedures such as shipping, cash payment, substitutions and returns," according to <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/rise-and-fall-sears-180964181/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">an article published on the Smithsonian website</a>. "It used simple language and a warm, welcoming tone."

Sears Roebuck catalog and Sears kit homes: encore

Harvest a good night's sleep with the agricultural tool offerings of one of our favorites, the 1897 Sears Catalog. Guaranteed to relax you with the most scientific methods of the age, or your purchase price cheerfully refunded!   Want to support us? Neat! Here's how: Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Connect: www.boringbookspod.com Music: "Heaven Be Here," PCIII, is licensed under CC All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, I'd love to hear from you!

Harvest a good night's sleep with the agricultural tool offerings of one of our favorites, the 1897 Sears Catalog. Guaranteed to relax you with the most scientific methods of the age, or your purchase price cheerfully refunded! Want to support us? Neat! Here's how: Become a Patron: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a> Buy Me a Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a> Connect: <a href="https://boringbooksforbedtime.libsyn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.boringbookspod.com</a> Music: "Heaven Be Here," PCIII, is licensed under CC All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, I'd love to hear from you!

1897 Sears Roebuck and Co. Catalog, Agricultural Tools Department

Lago talks with Blake Farenthold about tomorrow's anniversary of 9/11 and a town's tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack; Lago reads an email about the history of the US consumer and he discusses a Mexican food restaurant in China.

Feelings Over Facts; Sears Roebuck Catalog; Chinese-Mexican Food

To wrap up a month of Revisiting Relaxation, let's drift back through one of your favorite sleep-inducers, the Sears Catalog. Tonight's selection is a perfect pick for this podcast, and confirms that, truly, Sears was the Amazon of 1897.   Follow and chat with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boringbookspod   Support us on Patreon and get exclusive perks: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod   Music: "Heaven Be Here," PCIII, is licensed under CC   All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, send a recommendation on Twitter, on our website, or on Patreon. I'd love to hear from you!

To wrap up a month of Revisiting Relaxation, let's drift back through one of your favorite sleep-inducers, the Sears Catalog. Tonight's selection is a perfect pick for this podcast, and confirms that, truly, Sears was the Amazon of 1897. Follow and chat with us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/boringbookspod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/boringbookspod</a> Support us on Patreon and get exclusive perks: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a> Music: "Heaven Be Here," PCIII, is licensed under CC All Boring Books for Bedtime readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, send a recommendation on Twitter, on our website, or on Patreon. I'd love to hear from you!

1897 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalog, Books Department

Tonight, let's take another calming dip into the curious 19th century world of the Sears Catalog. This time, we'll explore the Bicycle Department, and 1897's latest velocipedes, cycling suits, and quality guarantees. Plug in, and pedal to peace. All Boring Books readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading, catch us on Twitter @boringbookspod or on our Patreon at www.patreon.com/boringbookspod, where you can also support us. Enjoy!   Music: "Heaven Be Here," PCIII  http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Heaven_Be_Here/Heaven_Be_Here

Tonight, let's take another calming dip into the curious 19th century world of the Sears Catalog. This time, we'll explore the Bicycle Department, and 1897's latest velocipedes, cycling suits, and quality guarantees. Plug in, and pedal to peace. All Boring Books readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading, catch us on Twitter @boringbookspod or on our Patreon at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a>, where you can also support us. Enjoy! Music: "Heaven Be Here," PCIII <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Heaven_Be_Here/Heaven_Be_Here" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Heaven_Be_Here/Heaven_Be_Here</a>

1897 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalog, Bicycle Department

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