The Wasp — 1891 — page 346: what you’re looking at

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This page features Hon. John F. Lacey in "Our Gallery of American Statesmen" section. The main article, "The Behring Sea Controversy," written by Hon. John F. Lacey from Iowa, discusses the conflict over seal hunting rights in the Bering Sea between the United States and Russia/Britain. The article argues that destroying Alaska's seal population would be as catastrophic as the buffalo extinction, and that the U.S. should maintain strong negotiating positions regarding these fishing rights. The controversy involved competing national claims over sea resources and animal conservation. The page also contains an advertisement for "Mrs. Graham's Hair Restorer," a period hair-dye product marketed to women concerned about graying hair.