text_original: The cure was the patent nostrum of pledge signing, a lying made easy invention, which 148 Half a Centuet. like calomel, seldom had anj pei'manent effect ou the desease for which it was given, and never failed to produce another and a worse. Here the cure created an epidemic of forgery, falsehood and perjury.
text_transcription: THE CURE WAS THE PATENT NOSTRUM OF PLEDGE SIGNING A LYING MADE EASY INVENTION WHICH LIKE CALOMEL SELDOM HAD ANY PERMANENT EFFECT ON THE DISEASE FOR WHICH IT WAS GIVEN AND NEVER FAILED TO PRODUCE ANOTHER AND A WORSE HERE THE CURE CREATED AN EPIDEMIC OF FORGERY FALSEHOOD AND PERJURY
phonemes: ðə kjˈʊɹ wʌzðə pˈæʔn̩t nˈɑːstɹəm ʌv plˈɛdʒ sˈaɪnɪŋ, ɐ lˈaɪɪŋ mˌeɪd ˈiːzi ɪnvˈɛnʃən, wˌɪtʃ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntuːt. lˈaɪk kˈæloʊməl, sˈɛldəm hæd ˈændʒ pˈeɪmeɪnənt ɪfˈɛkt ˈuː ðə dᵻsˈiːs fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ɪt wʌz ɡˈɪvən, ænd nˈɛvɚ fˈeɪld tə pɹədˈuːs ɐnˈʌðɚ ænd ɐ wˈɜːs. hˈɪɹ ðə kjˈʊɹ kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɐn ˌɛpɪdˈɛmɪk ʌv fˈɔːɹdʒɚɹi, fˈɔlshʊd ænd pˈɜːdʒɚɹi.