text_original: (_Being reflections on the pre press period._) [In _The Times_ of December 2nd Lord NORTHCLIFFE traces the history of the English Press from the appearance of the first newspaper uttered in English  "A Corrant out of Germany," imprinted at Amsterdam, December 2nd, 1620  and finds some difficulty in understanding how civilisation got on as well as it did through all those preceding centuries.
text_transcription: BEING REFLECTIONS ON THE PRE PRESS PERIOD IN THE TIMES OF DECEMBER SECOND LORD NORTHCLIFFE TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH PRESS FROM THE APPEARANCE OF THE FIRST NEWSPAPER UTTERED IN ENGLISH A CURRENT OUT OF GERMANY IMPRINTED AT AMSTERDAM DECEMBER SECOND SIXTEEN TWENTY AND FIND SOME DIFFICULTY IN UNDERSTANDING HOW CIVILIZATION GOT ON AS WELL AS IT DID THROUGH ALL THOSE PRECEDING CENTURIES
phonemes: (bˌiːɪŋ ɹᵻflˈɛkʃənz ɔnðə pɹˈiː pɹˈɛs pˈiəɹɪəd.) [ɪnðə tˈaɪmz ʌv dᵻsˈɛmbɚ sˈɛkənd lˈɔːɹd nˈɔːɹθklɪf tɹˈeɪsᵻz ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pɹˈɛs fɹʌmðɪ ɐpˈɪɹəns ʌvðə fˈɜːst nˈuːzpeɪpɚɹ ˈʌɾɚd ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ  "ɐ kˈɔɹənt ˌaʊɾəv dʒˈɜːməni," ɪmpɹˈɪntᵻd æɾ ˈæmstɚdˌæm, dᵻsˈɛmbɚ sˈɛkənd, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ænd fˈaɪndz sˌʌm dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ɪn ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ hˌaʊ sˌɪvɪləzˈeɪʃən ɡɑːt ˌɔn æz wˈɛl æz ɪt dˈɪd θɹuː ˈɔːl ðoʊz pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz.