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agony column

–noun
a section or column in a newspaper containing advertisements by individuals seeking missing relatives or lost pets or possessions, announcing the end of a marriage, etc.

Origin:
1860–65
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agony column  
n.  A newspaper column containing advertisements chiefly about missing relatives or friends.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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