text_original: The halfpenny post strug  gled on for a little against the resolute intervention of the postmaster general, but competition was not likely to be profitable under these difficulties, and the public had soon to confine itself to the authorized plans and charges for the delivery of its correspondence.
text_transcription: THE HAPENNY POST STRUGGLED ON FOR A LITTLE AGAINST THE RESOLUTE INTERVENTION OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL BUT COMPETITION WAS NOT LIKELY TO BE PROFITABLE UNDER THESE DIFFICULTIES AND THE PUBLIC HAD SOON TO CONFINE ITSELF TO THE AUTHORIZED PLANS AND CHARGES FOR THE DELIVERY OF ITS CORRESPONDENCE
phonemes: ðə hˈæfpɛni pˈoʊst stɹˈʌɡ ɡlˈɛd ˌɔn fɚɹə lˈɪɾəl ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ɹˈɛzəlˌuːt ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən ʌvðə pˈoʊstmæstɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, bˌʌt kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən wʌz nˌɑːt lˈaɪkli təbi pɹˈɑːfɪɾəbəl ˌʌndɚ ðiːz dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz, ænd ðə pˈʌblɪk hæd sˈuːn tə kənfˈaɪn ɪtsˈɛlf tə ðɪ ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzd plˈænz ænd tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz fɚðə dᵻlˈɪvɚɹi ʌv ɪts kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndəns.