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This page reviews Jack London's novel "The Valley of the Moon" (1913) in verse form. The review summarizes the plot: Billy Roberts, a laborer plagued by strikes and lockouts, and his wife Saxon decide to abandon urban life in Oakland and seek farming in California's Valley of the Moon region, eventually finding contentment. The satire is gentle, mocking the romantic fantasy of escaping industrial troubles through pastoral retreat. The verse humorously chronicles their journey from city struggle to rural simplicity—Billy's boxing work, Saxon's laundry labor, and their ultimate success farming and raising livestock. The page is dominated by **advertisements**, particularly for Sanatogen (a tonic/restorative marketed to depleted nerves), Nicholls Scotch Cream whiskey, and other products. These ads are unrelated to the book review. The cartoon image shows two figures (appears to be a doctor and patient), supporting the Sanatogen advertisement's "I can't get away now for a Rest" tagline—illustrating the marketed problem the tonic supposedly solves.

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Rhymed Reviews The Valley of the Moon (By Jack London, The Macmillan Co.) Bis Billy Roberts druse a dray When not disturbed by strikes and lockouts. And sometimes az:plified his pay By scoring pugilistic knockouts He married Saxon Brown, who gained By laundry work her mess of pot- tag And Happiness and Comfort reigned Within their four-room Oakland cottage. Till labor troubles wrecked their peace ; For Billic struck, obeying orders, And took to fighting booze, police And scalis and inoffensive boarders. Then Saxon said, “Come, Bill, let's quit; This city life is sure to floor us; We'll sell our stuff and pack our kit— And California's all before us!” “But Doctor—I can’t eet | away now for a Rest” HEN thenervescry out—and when the bonds W of business, home ties, or the expense of travel, hold the sufferer to the beaten path —a good tonic may bring timely, restorative help. The very aid the nerves need to rebuild them, to give back the health and courage drained by work or worry, is brought to them by Sanatogen. And this nourishing help comes in a form that makes it natural and easy for the depleted cells of the system to absorb it. When more than 19,000 American and Euro- 2 pean physicians, over their own signatures, speak ing, “ of this efficiency of Sanatogen as a restorative help, (With Billy getting jobs to do, when famous men and women everywhere write At times, to pay their way)—and grateful letters to tell camping of the great_and last- a 8. ing benefit Sanatogen has conferred upon them—need you hesi- fate fo ta the valve of " Be are eed this help for yoursel bat SL 4 ve Sanatogeniesold by | Sit good druggists every- where, in three sizes, from $1.00, THE BAUER CHEMICAL CO. 24E Irving Place New York Grand Prize, Leternational Congress of Medicine, London, 1918 So off they went, companions true, Mong the pleasant roadways tramp- Prof. C, A. Ewald, ot Berlia University, Doc: : « taehooorie causa University Their feet were hardly ever sore, of Maryland, states tn his eS ( Contribution oo Typhus They never found their packs too Sidominaise* weighty: They met, on Carmel’s favored shore, The California Literati, But had to leave—and much too soon— ‘These famous folk who thought them charming, 1 the “ Valley of the Moon ”"— Their place of dream, and go to farming. And Billy fought for gold, and gave other pug a pair of bastings. met an Author, whom our brave But modest’ Author calls,“ Jack Send for Elbert Hubbard's new book—'‘Health in the making.” Written in his attractive manner and filled ‘with his shrewd philosophy together with capital advice on Sanatogen, health 9 «Tt is frees Tear this off as a reminder to address THE BAUER CHEMICAL CO., 24E Irving Place, New Hastings”, And found their Valley, sweet and dear.— (To name their closest railway’ sta- tion Would never do!—it's much too near To Mr. London's habitation.) Scotch Cream i There Saxon's raising chickens, greens Great Britain’s Standard And garden stuff for salad courses, Whiskey for 100 years STRONG & TROWBRIDGE CO. \nd babies, cantaloupes and beans, While Billy's busy breeding horses. 4 MicomiciooKst