Assertion: kerosene | /r/HasProperty | advertised as illuminant
Facets:
value: throughout gesner's company
type: LOCATION
value: throughout the british american provinces
type: LOCATION
value: by 1857
type: TEMPORAL
value: throughout the united states
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: By 1857, kerosene was being advertised as an illuminant and lubricant throughout the United States and the British American provinces and Gesner's company prospered, allowing him a comfortable life in Brooklyn, where he became a prominent figure in the local church and community.