kerosene lamp

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By the time his competitors got their oil out of the ground, Rockefeller owned every inch of infrastructure between the wellhead and the kerosene lamp.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

“People typically are close to the kerosene lamp as well, causing them to really inhale a lot of the particles.”

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2023

She was born to a rice farmer who was a member of Uparbeda’s village council; as a child, she walked a kilometer to school each day and studied at night by kerosene lamp.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2022

The origin of the fire was in a stable where a woman took a kerosene lamp at milking time.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2021

I could not afford a kerosene lamp; candles allowed me to read late into the night.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela