look it up on wikipedia it says the same.....neon
Neon is used for advertising sign
Neon gas is a colorless odorless gas that fills tubes that are often used in electrical advertising signs.
for lighting homes
An inert gas like argon is frequently used in light bulbs.
Neon
well in melodramas they generally used gas lighting a bit like Justin beiber
Neon, or Ne, has the atomic number of 10. It is used in advertising signs, florescent lamps, television tubes, and lighting arrestors.
Neon.
Neon's primary use is in lighting and advertising signs.
for lighting homes
in 1910 french chemist George Claude ran electricity through a tube of gas and produced a colored light that led to the lighting up of advertisement signs
Electric, oil and candle. There may have been some gas lighting, but i cannot confirm.