text_original: OF 1840 2IO INVENTIONS OF PRINTING AND COMMUNICATION An Englishman wrote in 1828 that the telegraph carried information speedily and distinctly, and that it could be constructed and maintained at little expense. A similar system was used in America, only large letters were used instead of crossbeams, to spell out the words.
text_transcription: AN ENGLISHMAN WROTE IN EIGHTEEN TWENTY EIGHT THAT THE TELEGRAPH CARRIED INFORMATION SPEEDILY AND DISTINCTLY AND THAT IT COULD BE CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED AT LITTLE EXPENSE A SIMILAR SYSTEM WAS USED IN AMERICA ONLY LARGE LETTERS WERE USED INSTEAD OF CROSS BEAMS TO SPELL OUT THE WORDS
phonemes: ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi tˈuː ˌaɪˈoʊ ɪnvˈɛnʃənz ʌv pɹˈɪntɪŋ ænd kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən ɹˈoʊt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ðætðə tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf kˈæɹid ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən spˈiːdili ænd dɪstˈɪŋktli, ænd ðˌɐɾɪt kʊd biː kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ænd meɪntˈeɪnd æt lˈɪɾəl ɛkspˈɛns. ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚ sˈɪstəm wʌz jˈuːzd ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ˈoʊnli lˈɑːɹdʒ lˈɛɾɚz wɜː jˈuːzd ɪnstˈɛd ʌv kɹˈɔsbiːmz, tə spˈɛl ˈaʊt ðə wˈɜːdz.