Complex sentence: In the early 1940s, the only water was from the Salsbury Spring a mile away, boys had to go and fetch water, and Mrs. Archer fed the children from a pot-bellied stove.
Split into simpler sentences: In the early 1940s, the only water was from the Salsbury Spring a mile away. Boys had to go and fetch water, and Mrs. Archer fed the children from a pot-bellied stove.