I remember one really hot summer in the country with my grand parents sometime in the 1950s. They lived in a really old house. Propane stove and wood stove.
No well, and no indoor facilities. No airconditioning. House got so hot, that the fan didn’t help that much at night. We took the bed outside and slept under the stars just fine.
I’ve got my grandmothers wood cookstove. This year’s finance project is buying the chimney for it. Going to put it in my living/dining room near the kitchen. Use it for heat in the winter. And cooking if we have an ice storm or other power outage.
Wells are $7K+ in this area. That’s way out of our league for a very very long time.