ðə pˈeɪpɚ ɡɹˈuː ɹˈæpɪdli dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z æz ɪɾ ɛkspˈændᵻd kˈʌvɚɹɪdʒ ænd ɐtɹˈæktᵻd pɹˈɑːmɪnənt kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾɚz lˈaɪk ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪsts dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ɡɹˈɑːsz ænd kˈɛð kˈɑːlwɪts, ænd plˈeɪɹaɪts mˈæksɪm ɡˈoːɹki ænd dʒˈɔːɹdʒ bɜːnˈɑːɹd ʃˈɔː.
The paper grew rapidly during the 1920s as it expanded coverage and attracted prominent contributors like the artists George Grosz and Käthe Kollwitz, and playwrights Maxim Gorki and George Bernard Shaw.