text_original: It was to be a big concern, give work to a thousand girls besides the men. The wages were to be "grand," the girls in the ten cent store heard, and more than one of them on six dollars a week said, "Me for the munitions if it's more money." The rumor was not idle, for early in December the building began.
text_transcription: IT WAS TO BE A BIG CONCERN GIVE WORK TO A THOUSAND GIRLS BESIDES THE MEN THE WAGES WERE TO BE GRAND THE GIRLS IN THE TEN CENT STORE HERD AND MORE THAN ONE OF THEM ON SIX DOLLARS A WEEK SAID ME FOR THE MUNITIONS IF IT'S MORE MONEY THE RUMOUR WAS NOT IDLE FOR EARLY IN DECEMBER THE BUILDING BEGAN
phonemes: ɪt wʌz təbi ɐ bˈɪɡ kənsˈɜːn, ɡˈɪv wˈɜːk tʊ ɐ θˈaʊzənd ɡˈɜːlz bᵻsˌaɪdz ðə mˈɛn. ðə wˈeɪdʒᵻz wɜː tə bˈiː "ɡɹˈænd," ðə ɡˈɜːlz ɪnðə tˈɛn sˈɛnt stˈɔːɹ hˈɜːd, ænd mˈɔːɹ ðɐn wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm ˌɔn sˈɪks dˈɑːlɚz ɐ wˈiːk sˈɛd, "mˌiː fɚðə mjuːnˈɪʃənz ɪf ɪts mˈɔːɹ mˈʌni." ðə ɹˈuːmɚ wʌz nˌɑːt ˈaɪdəl, fɔːɹ ˈɜːli ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ ðə bˈɪldɪŋ bɪɡˈæn.