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

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Sharon Handy

Sleepless, Rest, Insomnia, Books, Reading, Asmr, Sleep, Health & Fitness, Stress, Meditation, Bedtime, Relaxation, Mental Health, Sleepaid

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🗓️ 17 July 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

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.

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0:00.0	Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime.
0:09.0	I hope tonight selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you
0:17.4	get some sleep.
0:19.9	Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks to some new members of our Patreon family.
0:27.0	Andy and Jay.
0:30.0	Thank you both so much for supporting this podcast.
0:33.8	By becoming members of Patreon, you help us remain 100% listener supported and add free for everyone, and it's very much appreciated.
0:46.0	And because you joined Patreon in the month of July,
0:49.0	you and everyone else who supports us
0:52.0	by becoming subscribers or dropping us a one-time
0:55.8	tip via buy me a coffee.com will be entered into a special giveaway at the end of the
1:02.0	month the prize for which is an exclusive episode made just for you.
1:08.0	Thank you to everyone who's already supported us so far, and best of luck to all of you. Now let's read and relax.
1:21.3	Find a comfortable spot.
1:25.0	Adjust your volume.
1:29.0	Take a nice deep breath in. Let it out slowly. And off we go. Tonight to celebrate our 250th episode we're dipping into a
1:49.3	perennial favorite but in a slightly different way.
1:54.0	Because while many of you know, the Sears Roebuck and Co-incorporated Consumer's Guide
2:00.0	sold everything needed to furnish a home.
2:03.4	What some people don't know is that they also sold the home itself.
2:09.4	The Sears Modern Homes Catalog was published from 1908 to 1942 and ultimately included
2:19.7	447 designs for which you could buy the blueprints or buy the entire kit of materials
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