text_original: There was no old grain, the mass of people had been speculating in town lots, and such had been the demand for city char  ters, that a wag moved in legislature to reserve one  tenth of the land of Minnesota for agricultural pur  j)Oses. The territorial had just been exchanged for a state government, which was not yet in working order. The capital of every man in the printing company was buried in corner lots, or lots which were not on a corner.
text_transcription: THERE WAS NO OLD GRAIN THE MASS OF PEOPLE HAD BEEN SPECULATING IN TOWN LOTS AND SUCH HAD BEEN THE DEMAND FOR CITY CHARTERS THAT A WAG MOVED IN LEGISLATURE TO RESERVE ONE TENTH OF THE LAND OF MINNESOTA FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES THE TERRITORIAL HAD JUST BEEN EXCHANGED FOR A STATE GOVERNMENT WHICH WAS NOT YET IN WORKING ORDER THE CAPITAL OF EVERY MAN IN THE PRINTING COMPANY WAS BURIED IN CORNER LOTS OR LOTS WHICH WERE NOT ON A CORNER
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ ˈoʊld ɡɹˈeɪn, ðə mˈæs ʌv pˈiːpəl hɐdbɪn spˈɛkjʊlˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn tˈaʊn lˈɑːts, ænd sˈʌtʃ hɐdbɪn ðə dᵻmˈænd fɔːɹ sˈɪɾi tʃˈɑːɹ tˈɜːz, ðˌæɾə wˈæɡ mˈuːvd ɪn lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ tə ɹɪzˈɜːv wˈʌn tˈɛnθ ʌvðə lˈænd ʌv mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə fɔːɹ ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl pˈɜː dʒˈeɪ)ˈoʊsᵻz. ðə tˌɛɹɪtˈɔːɹɪəl hæd dʒˈʌst bˌɪn ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒd fɚɹə stˈeɪt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, wˌɪtʃ wʌz nˌɑːt jˈɛt ɪn wˈɜːkɪŋ ˈɔːɹdɚ. ðə kˈæpɪɾəl ʌv ˈɛvɹi mˈæn ɪnðə pɹˈɪntɪŋ kˈʌmpəni wʌz bˈɛɹid ɪn kˈɔːɹnɚ lˈɑːts, ɔːɹ lˈɑːts wˌɪtʃ wɜː nˌɑːt ˌɔn ɐ kˈɔːɹnɚ.