text_original: The people were reduced to dire poverty, and the sorely tried land owners, helpless to combat the cause of their ruin, ap  pealed to the government.
text_transcription: THE PEOPLE WERE REDUCED TO DIRE POVERTY AND THE SORELY TRIED LANDOWNERS HELPLESS TO COMBAT THE CAUSE OF THEIR RUIN APPEALED TO THE GOVERNMENT
phonemes: ðə pˈiːpəl wɜː ɹᵻdˈuːst tə dˈaɪɚ pˈɑːvɚɾi, ænd ðə sˈɔːɹli tɹˈaɪd lˈænd ˈoʊnɚz, hˈɛlpləs tə kˈɑːmbæt ðə kˈɔːz ʌv ðɛɹ ɹˈuːɪn, ˈæp pˈiːld tə ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.