text_original: Often the pretty bride, brought into the house, had a hard time of it, with her husband's mother, if she did not in time have a baby boy. In those days a "Herman," a "War Man" and "German" were one and the same word.
text_transcription: OFTEN THE PRETTY BRIDE BROUGHT INTO THE HOUSE HAD A HARD TIME OF IT WITH HER HUSBAND'S MOTHER IF SHE DID NOT IN TIME HAVE A BABY BOY IN THOSE DAYS A HAREMAN A WARMAN AND GAMMON WERE ONE IN THE SAME WORD
phonemes: ˈɔfən ðə pɹˈɪɾi bɹˈaɪd, bɹˈɔːt ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈaʊs, hæd ɐ hˈɑːɹd tˈaɪm ʌv ɪt, wɪð hɜː hˈʌsbəndz mˈʌðɚ, ɪf ʃiː dɪdnˌɑːt ɪn tˈaɪm hæv ɐ bˈeɪbi bˈɔɪ. ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz ˈeɪ "hˈɜːmən," ˈeɪ "wˈɔːɹ mˈæn" ænd "dʒˈɜːmən" wɜː wˈʌn ænd ðə sˈeɪm wˈɜːd.