text_original: At first it appears to have created but little popular excite  ment; but as the time drew near when the Act was to come into operation, and the poorer classes saw them  selves face to face with the hour that was to cut them off from their favorite drink, a sudden discontent flashed out in the form of wide spread riot. Only the most ener  getic action on the part of the authorities prevented the discontent from breaking into wholesale disturbance.
text_transcription: AT FIRST IT APPEARS TO HAVE CREATED BUT LITTLE POPULAR EXCITEMENT BUT AS THE TIME DREW NEAR WHEN THE ACT WAS TO COME INTO OPERATION AND THE POORER CLASSES SAW THEMSELVES FACE TO FACE WITH THE HOUR THAT WAS TO CUT THEM OFF FROM THEIR FAVORITE DRINK A SUDDEN DISCONTENT FLASHED OUT IN THE FORM OF A WIDESPREAD RIOT ONLY THE MOST ENERGETIC ACTION ON THE PART OF THE AUTHORITIES PREVENTED THE DISCONTENT FROM BREAKING INTO WHOLESALE DISTURBANCE
phonemes: æt fˈɜːst ɪɾ ɐpˈɪɹz tə hæv kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd bˌʌt lˈɪɾəl pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ɛksˈaɪt mˈɛnt; bˌʌt æz ðə tˈaɪm dɹˈuː nˌɪɹ wɛn ðɪ ˈækt wʌz tə kˈʌm ˌɪntʊ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən, ænd ðə pˈʊɹɹɚ klˈæsᵻz sˈɔː ðˌɛm sˈɛlvz fˈeɪs tə fˈeɪs wɪððɪ ˈaʊɚ ðæt wʌz tə kˈʌt ðˌɛm ˈɔf fɹʌm ðɛɹ fˈeɪvɚɹᵻt dɹˈɪŋk, ɐ sˈʌdən dɪskəntˈɛnt flˈæʃt ˈaʊt ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm ʌv wˈaɪd spɹˈɛd ɹˈaɪət. ˈoʊnli ðə mˈoʊst ˈɛnɚ ɡˈɛɾɪk ˈækʃən ɔnðə pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd ðə dɪskəntˈɛnt fɹʌm bɹˈeɪkɪŋ ˌɪntʊ hˈoʊlseɪl dɪstˈɜːbəns.