text_original: But clever as he was, he did not get his fingers on them. Waves of discontent, threats of riots and strikes, protests against liberty loans and food laws, continued to agitate the town, filling it with anxiety and irritation.
text_transcription: BUT CLEVER AS HE WAS HE DID NOT GET HIS FINGERS ON THEM WAVES OF DISCONTENT THREATS OF RIOTS AND STRIKES PROTESTS AGAINST LIBERTY LOANS AND FOOD LAWS CONTINUED TO AGITATE THE TOWN FILLING IT WITH ANXIETY AND IRRITATION
phonemes: bˌʌt klˈɛvɚɹ æz hiː wʌz, hiː dɪdnˌɑːt ɡɛt hɪz fˈɪŋɡɚz ˈɔn ðˌɛm. wˈeɪvz ʌv dɪskəntˈɛnt, θɹˈɛts ʌv ɹˈaɪəts ænd stɹˈaɪks, pɹˈoʊtɛsts ɐɡˈɛnst lˈɪbɚɾi lˈoʊnz ænd fˈuːd lˈɔːz, kəntˈɪnjuːd tʊ ˈædʒᵻtˌeɪt ðə tˈaʊn, fˈɪlɪŋ ɪt wɪð æŋzˈaɪəɾi ænd ˌɪɹɪtˈeɪʃən.