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Life Without Plugs in Lubec Maine Household
A reflective piece contrasts modern life with Sarah Mills of Lubec Maine who lived through scarce electricity and manual tasks. The narrator describes a polished home aided by gadgets, recalls Sarah’s era of kerosene lamps, wood heat, hand crafts, and sardine canneries, and ends with a nostalgic note on Barney Googles a simple coconut nut cake.
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Sarah Mills
Sarah
Lubec
United States
Maine
Canada
Passamagquoddy Bay
New England
Campobello
Franklin Roosevelt
Barney Googles