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Then Sister Rosetta hit a big chord, sat back down, and continued, And, folks, let me tell you, when I entered that coaloil lamp-lit cabin chills went up and down my spine; I could feel the Devil himself sitting on that well-made and clean little bed in the corner on which lay that headless woman.

Strange Things Happen Every Day The Daily Growler 2006

Gasoline and coaloil are both excellent adjuncts, with cleanliness, in ridding a bed or house of these pests.

Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Barkham Burroughs

Dem de brass lamp came erlong hit war a little lamp wid a wich wid a handle in er stem, no burner or nuthin hit burned coaloil but had no chimney. "

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives Work Projects Administration