text_original: I cut and fitted dresses, and with a tape line could take a measure from which I could make a per  fect fit without trying on. I soon had more work than I could do, and took two new girls, but the goods were 64 Half a Centuky. dead stock. My husband was out of emplovment, and tried to assist in my business.
text_transcription: I CUT AND FITTED DRESSES AND WITH A TAPELINE COULD TAKE A MEASURE FROM WHICH I COULD MAKE A PERFECT FIT WITHOUT TRYING ON I SOON HAD MORE WORK THAN I COULD DO AND TOOK TWO NEW GIRLS BUT THE GOODS WERE DEAD STOCK MY HUSBAND WAS OUT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRIED TO ASSIST IN MY BUSINESS
phonemes: aɪ kˈʌt ænd fˈɪɾᵻd dɹˈɛsᵻz, ænd wɪð ɐ tˈeɪp lˈaɪn kʊd tˈeɪk ɐ mˈɛʒɚ fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ aɪ kʊd mˌeɪk ɐ pɜː fˈɛkt fˈɪt wɪðˌaʊt tɹˈaɪɪŋ ˈɔn. aɪ sˈuːn hæd mˈɔːɹ wˈɜːk ðɐn aɪ kʊd dˈuː, ænd tˈʊk tˈuː nˈuː ɡˈɜːlz, bˌʌt ðə ɡˈʊdz wɜː sˈɪksti fˈɔːɹ hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʌki. dˈɛd stˈɑːk. maɪ hˈʌsbənd wʌz ˌaʊɾəv ɛmplˈoʊvmənt, ænd tɹˈaɪd tʊ ɐsˈɪst ɪn maɪ bˈɪznəs.