text_original: A responsible Eastern lecture agent offered me one hundred dollars each for three lectures, one in Mil  waukee, one in Chicago and one in Cleveland. I wanted to accept, but was overruled by friends, who thought me too feeble to travel alone, and that I would make more by employing an agent.
text_transcription: A RESPONSIBLE EASTERN LECTURE AGENT OFFERED ME ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH FOR THREE LECTURES ONE IN MILWAUKEE ONE IN CHICAGO AND ONE IN CLEVELAND I WANTED TO ACCEPT BUT WAS OVER RULED BY FRIENDS WHO THOUGHT ME TOO FEEBLE TO TRAVEL ALONE AND THAT I WOULD MAKE MORE BY EMPLOYING AN AGENT
phonemes: ɐ ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl ˈiːstɚn lˈɛktʃɚɹ ˈeɪdʒənt ˈɔfɚd mˌiː wˈʌn hˈʌndɹɪd dˈɑːlɚz ˈiːtʃ fɔːɹ θɹˈiː lˈɛktʃɚz, wˈʌn ɪn mˈɪl wˈɔːkiː, wˈʌn ɪn ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ ænd wˈʌn ɪn klˈiːvlənd. aɪ wˈɔntᵻd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt, bˌʌt wʌz ˌoʊvɚɹˈuːld baɪ fɹˈɛndz, hˌuː θˈɔːt mˌiː tˈuː fˈiːbəl tə tɹˈævəl ɐlˈoʊn, ænd ðæt aɪ wʊd mˌeɪk mˈɔːɹ baɪ ɛmplˈɔɪɪŋ ɐn ˈeɪdʒənt.