Strangely
Strangely, this puzzle (on the surface) gives old-timey notes. It's a vehicle for conflict, combining a sign of activity with the sign of peace. A master in the habit of book-keeping may at heart be speechless, gutted. In this case, after fluid, lighter parts … this "brigade" is missing even parts for bones. At first, standard crossword elements need elucidating, such as 2D displays.
But you see, such a fine trellis with no middle bars - it's open, constant, and club shaped. Digest time, visibility, and labels in the middle (as I need head to make good night, briefly) - they contain seeds of change in estate. In the end, although the format's ambiguous, hope this works (from one crossword-y author).
Answers include one archaic word, one colloquialism, and one proper noun.