text_original: Over twenty thousand copies of the paper were sometimes sold in a single day, and to those who bear in mind the limited extent of the reading population just then, this fact alone will seem a wonderful tribute to the success of a journal which did not even profess to be a newspaper, and chiefly gave out humorous sketches, satirical essays, and week day sermons.
text_transcription: OVER TWENTY THOUSAND COPIES OF THE PAPER WERE SOMETIMES SOLD IN A SINGLE DAY AND TO THOSE WHO BEAR IN MIND THE LIMITED EXTENT OF THE READING POPULATION JUST THEN THIS FACT ALONE WILL SEEM A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF A JOURNAL WHICH DID NOT EVEN PROFESS TO BE A NEWSPAPER AND CHIEFLY GAVE OUT HUMOROUS SKETCHES SATIRICAL ESSAYS AND WEEK DAY SERMONS
phonemes: ˌoʊvɚ twˈɛnti θˈaʊzənd kˈɑːpɪz ʌvðə pˈeɪpɚ wɜː sˈʌmtaɪmz sˈoʊld ɪn ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl dˈeɪ, ænd tə ðoʊz hˌuː bˈɛɹ ɪn mˈaɪnd ðə lˈɪmɪɾᵻd ɛkstˈɛnt ʌvðə ɹˈiːdɪŋ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən dʒˈʌst ðˈɛn, ðɪs fˈækt ɐlˈoʊn wɪl sˈiːm ɐ wˈʌndɚfəl tɹˈɪbjuːt tə ðə səksˈɛs əvə dʒˈɜːnəl wˌɪtʃ dɪdnˌɑːt ˈiːvən pɹəfˈɛs təbi ɐ nˈuːzpeɪpɚ, ænd tʃˈiːfli ɡˈeɪv ˈaʊt hjˈuːmɚɹəs skˈɛtʃᵻz, sɐtˈɪɹɪkəl ˈɛseɪz, ænd wˈiːk dˈeɪ sˈɜːmənz.