text_original: Nikola Petrovitch became one of the most popular men in town. The radical Rev. Mr. Pepper gave a series of Sunday night talks on the submerged Balkan States, boldly declaring for a United States of Europe, which, if not a new idea to statesmen and journalists, certainly was new, and not very intelligible to his congregation, most of whom thought he was going rather far afield for something to talk about.
text_transcription: NIKOLAY PETROVITCH BECAME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR MEN IN TOWN THE RADICAL REVEREND MISTER PEPPER GAVE A SERIES OF SUNDAY NIGHT TALKS ON THE SUBMERGED BALKAN STATES BOLDLY DECLARING FOR THE UNITED STATES OF EUROPE WHICH IF NOT A NEW IDEA TO STATESMEN AND JOURNALISTS CERTAINLY WAS NEW AND NOT VERY INTELLIGIBLE TO HIS CONGREGATION MOST OF WHOM THOUGHT HE WAS GOING RATHER FAR AFIELD FOR SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT
phonemes: nɪkˈoʊlə pˈɛtɹəvˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːpjʊlɚ mˈɛn ɪn tˈaʊn. ðə ɹˈædɪkəl ɹˈɛv. mˈɪstɚ. pˈɛpɚ ɡˈeɪv ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv sˈʌndeɪ nˈaɪt tˈɔːks ɔnðə səbmˈɜːdʒd bˈɔːlkən stˈeɪts, bˈoʊldli dᵻklˈɛɹɪŋ fɚɹə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp, wˈɪtʃ, ɪf nˌɑːɾə nˈuː aɪdˈiə tə stˈeɪtsmɛn ænd dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪsts, sˈɜːʔn̩li wʌz nˈuː, ænd nˌɑːt vˈɛɹi ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəbəl tə hɪz kˌɑːŋɡɹɪɡˈeɪʃən, mˈoʊst əv hˈuːm θˈɔːt hiː wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ ɹˈæðɚ fˈɑːɹ ɐfˈiːld fɔːɹ sˈʌmθɪŋ tə tˈɔːk ɐbˈaʊt.