text_original: It is a somewhat curious coincidence, that in the year when Professor Wheatstone and Mr. Cooke took out their first patent 'for improvements in giving signals and sounding alarms in distant places by 1837 — 8
text_transcription: IT IS A SOMEWHAT CURIOUS COINCIDENCE THAT IN THE YEAR WHEN PROFESSOR WEEDESTON AND MISTER COOK TOOK OUT THEIR FIRST PATENT FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN GIVING SIGNALS AND SOUNDING ALARMS IN DISTANT PLACES BY
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ɐ sˈʌmwʌt kjˈʊɹɹiəs koʊˈɪnsɪdəns, ðæt ɪnðə jˈɪɹ wɛn pɹəfˈɛsɚ wˈiːtstoʊn ænd mˈɪstɚ. kˈʊk tˈʊk ˈaʊt ðɛɹ fˈɜːst pˈæʔn̩t fɔːɹ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts ɪn ɡˈɪvɪŋ sˈɪɡnəlz ænd sˈaʊndɪŋ ɐlˈɑːɹmz ɪn dˈɪstənt plˈeɪsᵻz baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən — ˈeɪt