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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1880
Page
5
A trained monkey in a French nobleman s service plucks two partridges. A hawk swoops in and eats one, but the monkey uses a clever ruse cutting and deleting feathers to present the second bird to his master. The cook reacts to the strange accident with disbelief.
The piece surveys Moorish drink habits with focus on coffee houses for the common folk and higher classes favoring green tea. It notes almond roasting with rose water and sour milk among country folk, and describes the ornate tea equipage and the practice of multiple tiny glass tumblers with Hyson tea. The scene closes with a vivid observation of natives consuming many hot infusions in a single sitting.
The article discusses Bright Eyes from the Ponca tribe who sent letters from the East after visiting whites. It notes her bitterness over Ponca treatment, where Poncas were displaced to the Indian Territory, and a Powhatan chief violence story linked to her return.
A fragmented account recalls a Chinese barber who hunts customers and shaves them on the move. The text contrasts fast service with long waits as patrons endure crowded shops and a chaotic barbering ritual.
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