text_original: Infanticide was sadly common as hope and industry declined, and good land was passing into desert from want of hands to till the soil.
text_transcription: INFANTICIDE WAS SADLY COMMON AS HOPE AND INDUSTRY DECLINED AND GOOD LAND WAS PASSING INTO DESERT FROM WANT OF HANDS TO TILL THE SOIL
phonemes: ɪnfˈæntɪsˌaɪd wʌz sˈædli kˈɑːmən æz hˈoʊp ænd ˈɪndʌstɹi dᵻklˈaɪnd, ænd ɡˈʊd lˈænd wʌz pˈæsɪŋ ˌɪntʊ dˈɛzɚt fɹʌm wˈɔnt ʌv hˈændz tə tˈɪl ðə sˈɔɪl.