Raws li cov ntaub ntawv, cov ntaub qhwv tau tsim los ntawm Thomas W. Holley nyob ib puag ncig xyoo 1888. Thaum lub sijhawm, 24-xyoo-laus Thomas W. Holley tau ua haujlwm ntawm lub tshuab ntawv hauv Massachusetts. Nws tau sau ntau tus neeg tsim khoom ntawm cov ntawv tsis sib txawv ntawm cov thicknesses sib txawv rau hauv ib phau ntawv, thiab nkag mus rau hauv kev lag luam ntawm tus nqi pheej yig. Thomas phau ntawv sau tau dhau los ua tus qauv ntawm daim duab nyias nyias.
Nyob ib ncig ntawm 1900, tus kws txiav txim plaub tau hais kom kos ib txoj kab ntsug ntawm sab laug ntawm nplooj ntawv sab hauv ntawm phau ntawv, uas tau dhau los ua tus qauv kev cai lij choj siv nyob rau hauv Asmeskas kev cai lij choj niaj hnub no, thiab tom qab ntawd, phau ntawv tau siv dav hauv ntau yam, xws li novelists siv nws los sau cov dab neeg, thiab cov tub ntxhais kawm siv nws los sau ntawv, kos duab kos duab thiab kos duab, thiab lwm yam. Hauv Suav teb, nws tau dhau los ua ib tsab ntawv rau txhua tus neeg tsis nco qab nyob rau lub sijhawm ntsuab ntawd.
Txij thaum ntawd los, cov duab me me tau hla lub rooj ntawm cov neeg xav zoo li cua daj cua dub, thiab cov kws sau ntawv, cov neeg pleev kob, cov tub ntxhais kawm, thiab cov neeg ua lag luam tau nyiam tshwj xeeb. Phau ntawv ntawv yog qhov yooj yim, siv tau yooj yim, tuaj yeem nco tau raws li qhov koj xav tau, thiab yooj yim rau kev teeb tsa, thiab paub tias yog ib qho yuav tsum muaj rau cov ntawv luv luv ntawm cov nom tswv thiab cov neeg ua lag luam. Kuj tseem muaj cov lus me me hauv lus Askiv hu ua "be a mental yellow pad", uas txhais tau hais tias siv koj lub hlwb thiab xav ntau ntxiv thiab npaj ntau dua thaum ua tej yam, zoo li koj muaj daim duab ntawm daim ntawv txhua lub sijhawm. Nws tuaj yeem pom tau tias txoj haujlwm tseem ceeb ntawm daim ntawv hauv siab ntawm Asmeskas.