"His reflection in the glass at first caused him considerable uneasiness." (Image by Chris huh.)

Unfortunately, the August 7, 1887 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle featured just one article about a monkey in the back of a saloon attempting to shave. Here it is:

“Max Beyer’s hostelry, on Fulton Street, has an attraction in the shape of an intelligent monkey. Yesterday, the animal, when on a shed in the rear of a saloon, found a piece of looking glass. His reflection in the glass at first caused him considerable uneasiness until he evolved an idea. He had seen Adolph Beyer shave himself frequently, and he put in practice what he had seen. The monkey got an old knife and, with the most comical grimace commenced to scratch away at his chin until it was so sore that he desisted in disgust. Darwin never had a better supporter of his theory.”