text_original: Of course to obtain this service, letter boxes would have to be provided by the householders, but Mr. Wanamaker believed that this complete accommodation would induce people to go to that trifling expense in order to gain such an evident advantage. It was tried in St. Louis in his time, and worked exceedingly well.
text_transcription: OF COURSE TO OBTAIN THIS SERVICE LETTER BOXES WOULD HAVE TO BE PROVIDED BY THE HOUSEHOLDERS BUT MISTER WANDER MAKER BELIEVED THAT THIS COMPLETE ACCOMMODATION WOULD INDUCE PEOPLE TO GO TO THAT TRIFLING EXPENSE IN ORDER TO GAIN SUCH AN EVIDENT ADVANTAGE IT WAS TRIED IN SAINT LOUIS IN HIS TIME AND WORKED EXCEEDINGLY WELL
phonemes: ʌv kˈɔːɹs tʊ əbtˈeɪn ðɪs sˈɜːvɪs, lˈɛɾɚ bˈɑːksᵻz wʊdhˌævtə biː pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd baɪ ðə hˈaʊshoʊldɚz, bˌʌt mˈɪstɚ. wˈænɐmˌeɪkɚ bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt ðɪs kəmplˈiːt ɐkˌɑːmədˈeɪʃən wʊd ɪndˈuːs pˈiːpəl tə ɡˌoʊ tə ðæt tɹˈaɪflɪŋ ɛkspˈɛns ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə ɡˈeɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐn ˈɛvɪdənt ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ. ɪt wʌz tɹˈaɪd ɪn sənt. lˈuːi ɪn hɪz tˈaɪm, ænd wˈɜːkt ɛksˈiːdɪŋli wˈɛl.