edit: Don't do this. Embrace modernity and don't pollute the soil.
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They still do that on sites with dirt tracks that get dusty. Only, they spray with water.
It's pretty shitty and foul smelling water, mind.
Calcium chloride I bet
Magnesium chloride also works well as a dust suppressant. I used to manufacture the stuff
Many moons ago, my family went to a cottage every summer where they would oil the roads to keep them from wearing. I'm not sure what it was exactly but it was for sure a petroleum product by the smell.