From 1908 to 1940, customers could pick out their own ready-to-assemble home kit from a Sears, Roebuck and Co ... “Book of Modern Homes and Building Plans,” the first catalog devoted to ...

Six months after the Hymers left their 1940s house - the inquest. Freshly returned to the 21st century, Kirstie muses, 'I've learned to do so many different things, like sewing and making steamed ...

In July 1939, the government produced public information leaflets such as 'Evacuation - How And Why' and, a personal favourite, 'Some Things You Should Know If War Should Come'. Sadly for the ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Like Amazon today, the Sears and Roebuck Mail Order Catalog ... item of the American dream, a new house. Between 1908 and 1940, it was reported that 100,000 houses were sold ...

business activity ended its minor early 1940 slump, began to turn up ... consumer-server No. 1, Sears, Roebuck & Co., decided to build one of its largest stores. In spite of the heavy-industry ...

Their home in Santa Barbara was sold for $10,000, and a new Sears Roebuck catalogue house was built on the ranch ... Oxnard and Santa Barbara through the Santa Rosa Valley was made considerably ...

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Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded to a house fire in the Roebuck community early Wednesday morning. >> THE LATEST: Headlines and weather from WVTM 13 The fire started around 4:20 a.m. on ...

Sears has three home warranty plans for consumers. The ultimate cost of each depends on what coverage options you select. After you pick a plan, you have a 30-day wait for coverage to go into effect.

Sears is planning to close stores and lay off workers. "We disclosed (in the second quarter earnings) that we would be closing unprofitable stores as leases expire and in some cases will ...